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Everyday New Phrases

be enamoured by/of/with

- be filled with love for

This time round, it seems that some netizens aren't too enamoured by the increasing presence of these otters in our cityscape.

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Tell off

She often told Rama off about his dog.

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come across

If you come across snakes persisting in a public area or in your property, please call NParks’ 24-hour Animal Response Centre at 1800-476-1600.

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make up for

Rusa has already been forced to look for more troops to make up for its losses.

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come forward

Healthcare providers noted that most of the people coming forward are those taking their booster dose or recovered Covid-19 patients due for their jabs.

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foot the bill

After reading about this restaurant's experience, two separate groups of strangers called the restaurant offering to foot this couple's bill, much to the surprise of the restaurant's owner Karen Ho.

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come about

The now-beloved condiment came about soon after a Japanese Buddhist monk named Shinchi Kakushin returned from a trip to China and became the abbot at Kokoku-ji Temple near Yuasa.

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poke fun at

Rebel Wilson poked fun at Jada Pinkett Smith's "boyfriends" at the Bafta Film Awards earlier this month

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bring forward

Earlier this week, rumours circulating that authorities would bring forward Puxi's lockdown by several days or prolong the city's quarantine period reached a fever pitch, resulting in residents thronging supermarkets.

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see off

England will also face the United States and potentially a British derby against Scotland or Wales should either of those sides see off Ukraine in a play-off.