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It's so hot that you could cook an egg on the hood of a car.

If you don't want to put on sunscreen, that's your problem. Just don't come complaining to me when you get a sunburn.

on the table

I think it's dangerous to climb a mountain on a day when it's stormy.

We pigged out on pizza and chicken at lunchtime.

The background check on Tom turned up suspiciously little.

Tom boiled some eggs on the rocket stove that he had just built.

Tom lives on a farm with his wife, Mary, not too far from Boston.

You walk on and I'll catch up with you later.

He knows that his critics are waiting to pounce on any slip that he makes.

People often lie about what they did on the weekend, so their friends won't realize how boring they really are.

Even though there were many cookies on the dish, I only ate three.

A bust of Aristotle stands on a pedestal in the entryway.

If it's okay for her to buy a knife, then why on earth can't I?

On Friday evenings, a group of us with spouses working overseas meet at Chuck's Bar and Grill.

It's a mistake.

Choosing to fight for the British proved to be a mistake.

Tom's an irritating person to work with because he'll never admit it when he's made a mistake.

A known mistake is better than an unknown truth.

The victim is thought to have taken a large quantity of poison by mistake.

The slightest mistake may lead to a fatal disaster.

Tom believes that Mary made a big mistake when she sold her father's Stradivarius.

If that man makes one more mistake, I'll fire him.

You can't mistake him for his younger brother.

It’s just a small mistake – don’t worry so much.

I tried to explain to him that we were not responsible for his mistake, but he refused to listen.

It's a very dangerous sport, where a slight mistake can lead to serious injury.

The tragic mistake affected many people.

Though Tom's English seems quite good at times, he doesn't seem to know his limitations and it's impossible to convince him that he's wrong when he makes a mistake.

The man who makes but one mistake a year because he makes but two decisions is wrong fifty per cent of the time.

against the wall

There are several good protections against temptation, but the surest is cowardice.

All the soldiers were called out by the king to defend the castle against all opposition.

Every time I join a new game of Warcraft, I am pitted against a new team of adversaries.

Against my advice, he fed his dog some raw pork.

Don't discriminate against people based on nationality, gender, or occupation.

Our city's transport problems are minor when measured against capitals like London and New York.

The man put the gun against his forehead and squeezed the trigger.

He clinched the election when he came out against a tax increase.

A poor school record will count against you when you look for a job.

How long can we hold out against the superior enemy attacks?

There are many arguments against smoking cigarettes. Smoking in public places is against the law.

The dollar was devalued against the Japanese currency from 360 yen to 308 yen.

I want to study abroad, even if my parents are against it.

It turned out that the cards were stacked against her from the beginning of the game.

According to an estimate, steel production will reach 100 million tons this year.

revenue estimate

The Bureau of Investigative Journalism estimates that in Pakistan alone, the United States executed more than 400 drone attacks that killed as many as 4,000 people.

It’s estimated that as much as 80% of our interaction with others is throughon-verbal communication.

That slows down the rate and prevents any estimate

Mr Yamada frowned on the estimate presented by a travel agency.

Free estimate for Spanish translations (Jp to S and S to Jp).

It is likely that nobody can accurately estimate the depth and breadth of this ravine.

It was ​difficult to estimate how many ​trees had been ​destroyed.

Some economists estimate that housewives' services, valued in money, would amount to about 25% of GNP.

A camel is a gentle and pleasant tame beast whereof there are plenty in Africa especially in the Deserts of Libya, Numidia and Barbary by which Africans estimate their own wealth.

the two researchers were able to estimate what proportion of each child's life had spent in poverty.

The definition of an estimate is an opinion or a guess of the size, worth or cost of something.

Well in the UK it's estimated that you need around 360 hours of study to get to that stage from not knowing any English at all.

The estimate for repairs was low. It's just a rough estimate. It was not easy to estimate how many people were affected.

Water is an example of the uncountable noun.

There are countable and uncountable nouns.

Apple is a countable noun, so it makes grammatical sense to have five apples.

The trouble with "trouble" is that it's sometimes a verb, sometimes a noun, sometimes countable, sometimes not. Oh, well. Trouble troubles me little, and little troubles trouble me not at all.