zz meaning in English

Form fours!▼verb

rip-off▼verb
[UK: ˈrɪp ɒf] [US: ˈrɪp ɒf]

Balaton will set her up▼[UK: bˈalatən wɪl sˈet hɜːr ˈʌp] [US: bˈælætən wɪl sˈet hɜːr ˈʌp]

two of a kind▼[UK: ˈtuː əv ə kaɪnd] [US: ˈtuː əv ə ˈkaɪnd]

arbitrement▼noun
[UK: ˈɑːbɪtrˌɪmənt] [US: ˈɑːrbɪtrˌɪmənt]

throw the baby out with bathwater▼

throw the baby out with the bathwater▼[UK: ˈθrəʊ ðə ˈbeɪ.bi ˈaʊt wɪð ðə ˈbɑː.θwɔː.tə(r)] [US: ˈθroʊ ðə ˈbeɪ.bi ˈaʊt wɪθ ðə ˈbɑː.θwɔːr.tər]

the lay mind▼[UK: ðə leɪ maɪnd] [US: ðə ˈleɪ ˈmaɪnd]

for the likes of me▼[UK: fɔː(r) ðə ˈlaɪks əv miː] [US: ˈfɔːr ðə ˈlaɪks əv ˈmiː]

hand stacking▼noun

be in a fair way to (something)▼[UK: bi ɪn ə feə(r) ˈweɪ tuː ˈsʌm.θɪŋ] [US: bi ɪn ə ˈfer ˈweɪ ˈtuː ˈsʌm.θɪŋ]

get the most out of (something)▼◼◼◼[UK: ˈɡet ðə məʊst ˈaʊt əv] [US: ˈɡet ðə moʊst ˈaʊt əv]

part of the fun▼[UK: pɑːt əv ðə fʌn] [US: ˈpɑːrt əv ðə ˈfən]

he comes off badly▼[UK: hiː kʌmz ɒf ˈbæd.li] [US: ˈhiː ˈkəmz ˈɒf ˈbæd.li]

come off second-best▼[UK: kʌm ɒf ˈsek.ənd best] [US: ˈkəm ˈɒf ˈsek.ənd ˈbest]

dark-adapted▼adjective
[UK: dɑːk ə.ˈdæp.tɪd] [US: ˈdɑːrk ə.ˈdæp.təd]

push comes to shove▼◼◼◼verb
[UK: pʊʃ kʌmz tuː ʃʌv] [US: ˈpʊʃ ˈkəmz ˈtuː ˈʃəv]

blood is thicker than water▼◼◼◼[UK: blʌd ɪz ˈθɪkə(r) ðæn ˈwɔː.tə(r)] [US: ˈbləd ˈɪz ˈθɪkər ˈðæn ˈwɒ.tər]

blood will tell▼[UK: blʌd wɪl tel] [US: ˈbləd wɪl ˈtel]

Blood doesn't turn into water.▼

graphic▼◼◼◼adjective
[UK: ˈɡræ.fɪk] [US: ˈɡræ.fɪk]

Abruzzi▼◼◼◼noun
[UK: əbrˈuːzi] [US: əbrˈuːzi]

admixture [admixtures]▼noun
[UK: əd.ˈmɪks.tʃə(r)] [US: əd.ˈmɪks.tʃər]

data access▼◼◼◼noun

data-access▼noun
[UK: ˈdeɪt.ə ˈæk.ses] [US: ˈdeɪt.ə ˈæk.ˌses]

data manipulating language▼[UK: ˈdeɪt.ə mə.ˈnɪ.pjʊ.leɪt.ɪŋ ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪdʒ] [US: ˈdeɪt.ə mə.ˈnɪ.pjə.ˌlet.ɪŋ ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪdʒ]

add a smack of pepper to it▼[UK: æd ə smæk əv ˈpe.pə(r) tuː ɪt] [US: ˈæd ə ˈsmæk əv ˈpe.pər ˈtuː ˈɪt]

add sugar to taste▼◼◼◼[UK: æd ˈʃʊ.ɡə(r) tuː teɪst] [US: ˈæd ˈʃʊ.ɡər ˈtuː ˈteɪst]

including vat▼◼◼◼[UK: ɪn.ˈkluːd.ɪŋ væt] [US: ˌɪn.ˈkluːd.ɪŋ ˈvæt]

overwork▼◼◼◼[UK: ˌəʊv.ə.ˈwɜːk] [US: ˌoʊv.ə.ˈwɜːk]

break one's back▼[UK: breɪk wʌnz ˈbæk] [US: ˈbreɪk wʌnz ˈbæk]

overstrain oneself with working▼[UK: ˌəʊv.ə.ˈstreɪn wʌn.ˈself wɪð ˈwɜːk.ɪŋ] [US: ˌoʊv.ə.ˈstreɪn wʌn.ˈself wɪθ ˈwɝːk.ɪŋ]

overwork oneself▼[UK: ˌəʊv.ə.ˈwɜːk wʌn.ˈself] [US: ˌoʊv.ə.ˈwɜːk wʌn.ˈself]

wear oneself to a shadow▼[UK: weə(r) wʌn.ˈself tuː ə ˈʃæ.dəʊ] [US: ˈwer wʌn.ˈself ˈtuː ə ˈʃæˌdo.ʊ]

work one's head off▼[UK: ˈwɜːk wʌnz hed ɒf] [US: ˈwɝːk wʌnz ˈhed ˈɒf]

slave▼◼◼◻verb
[UK: sleɪv] [US: sˈleɪv]

fag [fagged, fagging, fags]▼verb
[UK: fæɡ] [US: ˈfæɡ]

fag at (something)▼[UK: fæɡ ət ˈsʌm.θɪŋ] [US: ˈfæɡ ət ˈsʌm.θɪŋ]

fag away at ag▼[UK: fæɡ ə.ˈweɪ ət ˈæɡ] [US: ˈfæɡ ə.ˈweɪ ət ˈæɡ]

plumper▼noun
[UK: ˈplʌm.pə(r)] [US: ˈplʌm.pər]