noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
chargé d'affaires
coup d'état
D and C
hors d'oeuvre
maitre d'
objet d'art
R & D
raison d'être
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Commerce was the town’s raison d'être.
Rose d'Or, the
table d'hôte
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
F sharp/D sharp/C sharp etc
I must/I'd better be getting along
I'd be obliged if
I'd better mosey along/be moseying along
I'd hate (for) sb/sth to do sth
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I'd hate all that food to spoil.
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I'd hate for my child to grow up in such a violent city.
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I'd hate anyone to think that I did well out of dealing with the problem page.
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I'd hate some one to come along and see me.
I'd like to see you/him do sth
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But I 'd like to see you again, when we can make time.
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I 'd like to see him again.
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I 'd like to see you give our boys a run for their money.
I'd like to think/believe (that)
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I'd like to believe that he's telling the truth.
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I'd like to think I know a little about airplanes.
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But I 'd like to think that gallantry isn't dead.
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Dad and I clashed more than I 'd like to think about.
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I 'd like to think Beardsley and Wright will get the nod and Graham doesn't get it wrong again.
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I 'd like to think that it does have some meaning.
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It is a novelty record in some respects, although I 'd like to think it's a lot deeper than that too.
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Perhaps it wasn't very subtle, but I 'd like to think it was funny.
I'd put (my) money on sth
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Even the madmen wouldn't have him in real life, I 'd put money on it.
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Personally, I 'd put my money on accidental death without a second thought.
I'd rather die
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Apologize to that creep! I'd rather die !
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I'd rather die than work for my uncle.
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I'd rather die than eat.
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I'd rather die than go back out the way I was.
I'd stake my life on it
conservative with a small 'c'/democrat with a small 'd' etc
for two pins I'd ...
the Côte d'A·zur
you'd better believe it!
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"Do they make money on them?" "You'd better believe it!"
you'll/you'd be lucky!
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Abraham Lincoln, for example, was a D & B credit reporter.