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overcome collapse: get on top of; deal with successfully; "He overcame his shyness"

price collapse: the high value or worth of something; "her price is far above rubies"; value measured by what must be given or done or undergone to obtain something; "the cost in human life was enormous"; "the price of success is hard work"; "what price glory?"; a monetary reward for helping to catch a criminal; "the cattle thief has a price on his head"; United States operatic soprano (born 1927); the amount of money needed to purchase something; "the price of gasoline"; "he got his new car on excellent terms"; "how much is the damage?"; cost of bribing someone; "they say that every politician has a price"; ascertain or learn the price of; "Have you priced personal computers lately?"; determine the price of; "The grocer priced his wares high"

pull off collapse: cause to withdraw; "We pulled this firm off the project because they overcharged"; be successful; achieve a goal; "She succeeded in persuading us all"; "I managed to carry the box upstairs"; "She pulled it off, even though we never thought her capable of it"; "The pianist negociated the difficult runs"

attache collapse: a specialist assigned to the staff of a diplomatic mission

booster collapse: an additional dose that makes sure the first dose was effective; the first stage of a multistage rocket; an amplifier for restoring the strength of a transmitted signal; a thief who steals goods that are in a store

get through collapse: finish a task completely; "I finally got through this homework assignment"; succeed in reaching a real or abstract destination after overcoming problems; "We finally got through the bureaucracy and could talk to the Minister"

pro collapse: an argument in favor of a proposal; in favor of (an action or proposal etc.); "a pro vote"; favoring a proposition, opinion, etc.;

inflict collapse: impose something unpleasant; "The principal visited his rage on the students"

tricolor collapse: a flag having three colored stripes (especially the French flag)

hold over collapse: intimidate somebody (with a threat); "She was holding it over him"; continue a term of office past the normal period of time; keep in a position or state from an earlier period of time

put through collapse: connect by telephone; "the operator put a call through to Rio"

addendum collapse: textual matter that is added onto a publication; usually at the end

diplomat collapse: an official engaged in international negotiations; a person who deals tactfully with others

continuance collapse: the act of continuing an activity without interruption

flip collapse: a dive in which the diver somersaults before entering the water; the act of flipping a coin; hot or cold alcoholic mixed drink containing a beaten egg; go mad, go crazy; "He flipped when he heard that he was being laid off"; turn upside down, or throw so as to reverse; "flip over the pork chop"; "turn over the pancakes"; move with a flick or light motion; throw or toss with a light motion; "flip me the beachball"; "toss me newspaper"; lightly throw to see which side comes up; "I don't know what to do--I may as well flip a coin!"; cause to move with a flick; "he flicked his Bic"; toss with a sharp movement so as to cause to turn over in the air

nominate collapse: propose as a candidate for some honor; put forward; nominate for appointment to an office; "The President nominated her as head of the Civil Rights Commission"

undone collapse: not done; "the work could be done or undone and nobody cared"; not fastened or tied or secured; "her blouse had come undone at the neck"; "his shoelaces were undone"

unstrung collapse: emotionally upset; "the incident left him unstrung and incapable of rational effort"

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