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[add insult to injury] {v. phr.} 1. To hurt someone's feelings
after doing him harm. * /He added insult to injury when he called the
man a rat after he had already beaten him up./ 2. To make bad trouble
worse. * /We started on a picnic, and first it rained, then to add
insult to injury, the car broke down./

[addition] See: IN ADDITION.

[address] See: PUBLIC-ADDRESS SYSTEM.

[add the finishing touches] {v. phr.} To complete; finish. *
/Mary's first novel promised to be excellent; however, her editor
suggested that she should add some finishing touches before accepting
it./

[add up] {v.} 1. To come to the correct amount. * /The numbers
wouldn't add up./ 2. {informal} To make sense; be understandable. *
/His story didn't add up./

[add up to] {v.} 1. To make a total of; amount to. * /The bill
added up to $12.95./ 2. {informal} To mean; result in. * /The rain,
the mosquitoes, and the heat added up to a spoiled vacation./

[ad lib] {v. phr.} To improvise; interpolate during speech. * /When
the actress forgot her lines during the second act, she had to ad lib
in order to keep the show going./

[advance] See: IN ADVANCE or IN ADVANCE OF.

[advantage] See: TAKE ADVANTAGE OF, TO ADVANTAGE.

[a few] {n.} or {adj.} A small number (of people or things); some.
* /The dry weather killed most of Mother's flowers, but a few are
left./ * /In the store, Mary saw many pretty rings and bracelets, and
she wanted to buy a few of them./ * /After the party, we thought that
no one would help clean up, but a few couples did./ * /Alice wanted to
read a few pages more before she stopped./ - Usually "a few" is
different in meaning from "few", which emphasizes the negative; "a
few" means "some", but "few" means "not many". * /We thought no one
would come to lunch, but a few came./ * /We thought many people would
come to lunch, but few came./ But sometimes "a few" is used with
"only", and then it is negative. * /We thought many people would come
to lunch, but only a few came./ - Sometimes used like an adverb. *
/Three students have no seats; we need a few more chairs./ * /If we
can set up chairs faster than people come and sit in them, we will
soon be a few ahead./ - Sometimes used with "very" for emphasis. *
/Uncle Ralph gave away almost all of his sea shells, but he still had
a very few left./ Compare: A LITTLE. Contrast: A LOT, QUITE A FEW.

[affair] See: LOVE AFFAIR.

[afoul of] {prep.} 1. In collision with. * /The boat ran afoul of a
buoy./ 2. In or into trouble with. * /The thief ran afoul of the night
watchman./ * /Speeders can expect to fall afoul of the law sometimes./
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