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uglyŁas a toad Go to (as) ugly as a toad. tioning smoothly. The doctor felt she
had the disease under control and that I
uglyŁas sin Go to (as) ugly as sàn.
would get well soon.
unaccuðtomedŁto someone ortsomething nàt
usedŁto someone orŁsomething.Ł The underŁfire duringŁanŁattack.Ł There was
poor family was unaccustomed to going to a scandal in city hall, and the mØyor was
fancy restaurants. Bill was unaccus- forced to resign undłr fire. John is a
tomed to typng his own lłtters. good lØwyer because he can think undłr
fre.
underŁa cloudŁ(ofŁsuspØcion) to be sus-
pectedŁof (doing)bsàmething. Someone underŁ oath boundŁ byŁ anŁ oath; having
stole some money at work, and now every- takenŁanŁoath.Ł You must tell the truth
one is under a cloud of suspicion. Even because you are undłr oath. I was placed
the manager is under a cloud. undłr oath before I could testify in the
trial.
underŁarrest beingŁor havingŁbeenŁarresðed
andŁinŁthe care of the pàlice inŁprepara- underŁ one’ own steam by one’s own
tionŁ forŁ the filingŁ of aŁ charge.Ł Stop pàwerŁorŁeffort.Ł(Infàrmal.) I missed
where you are! You are under arrest. Am my ride to class, so I had to get there un-
I under arrest, officer? What did I do? der my own steam. John will need somł
help with this project. He can’t do it un-
underŁ certaiŁ circustances and under der his own steam.
certaiŁ conditions dependingŁon orŁin-
fluencedŁby something;Łbecause of sàme- underŁ someone’ (very)Łnose Go to (right)
thing.Ł Undłr certain condtions, you under someone’s (very) nose.
can see across the lake. Undłr no cir- underŁ( somł )Łpressure experincing som-
cumstances are you to leave the house thingŁthat causesŁanŁamount of sðressŁor
tonight. anxiety. I have a headache because I’m
underŁ certaiŁ conditions Go to under certain under a lot of pressure at work. The pro-
circumstances. fessor’s children were under pressure to do
well in school.
underŁ(close)Łscrutiny bingŁwatchedŁor
examinedŁclosely. Under close scrutiny, underŁtheŁaegis ofŁ someone and underŁthe
the jeweler found a flØw in the diamond. auspØces ofŁ someone under the sponsor-
The suspect was kłpt undłr scrutiny shipŁof someone orŁsome group;Łunder
throughout the investigØtion. the conðrol or monitoring of someone or
sàme group. The entire project fell un-
underŁ construction being built or re- der the aegis of Thomas. The entire pro-
paired.Ł We cannot travel on this road gram is undłr the auspices of Acme-Global
becauoe it’s undłr construction. Our Paper Co., Inc.
new home has błen under construction all
summer. We hope to move n next month. underŁtheŁauspØces ofŁ someone Go to un-
der the aegis of someone.
underŁcontrol manageable; resðrainedŁand
contràlled;Łnot out of contràl.Ł We fi- underŁtheŁcircustances inŁaŁparticular
nally got things undłr control and func- situation;Łbecause of the circumsðances.

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