It happened to me: I won the lottery... 1

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Pol. szklarz
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glazier
a glazier from Hastings
to think that sth is true, although you are not certain [= assume]
Pol. sądzić, przypuszczać
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presume
I wouldn't presume to claim that this is what happens to every lottery winner,
to make something seem bigger or louder, especially using special equipment
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magnify
whatever your problems are, money magnifies them
an... child has been legally made part of a family that they were not born into
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adopted
I was adopted and this made me a troubled young man,
to make sure someone fully understands something by emphasizing it and by providing a lot of examples, proof etc
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ram sth home
My adoptive mother used to ram home to me the importance of caring for family,
to say or do something stupid that will cause you a lot of trouble
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shoot yourself in the foot
she realised she'd shot herself in the foot.
Pol. przepić coś
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drink away
Mum sold her story saying I was a reckless drunk who would drink my winnings away.
to disagree with something, especially by saying that the opposite is true
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contradict
she contradicted everything she had raised me to believe.
not caring or worrying about the possible bad or dangerous results of your actions
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reckless
Mum sold her story to a newspaper, saying I was a reckless drunk who would drink my winnings away.
one pound in money
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quid
My mother was talking rubbish about me for a few hundred quid.
if people..., they share the cost of something
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club
I had been clubbing together with my friend and business partner,
an outdoor game played on grass in which you try to roll big balls as near as possible to a small ball
British English [plural]
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bowls
we got together for a game of bowls
British English informal to go somewhere quickly or for a short time [= pop]
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nip
he nipped outside to phone the press.
a group of ships, or all the ships in a navy
Pol. flota
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fleet
a fleet of journalists were driving down to us
someone who hits his wife, especially someone who does this often
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wife beater
I was being called a 'lottery rat' and 'wife beater'.
to deliberately give secret information to a newspaper, television company etc
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leak
in case our location was leaked to the press
Pol. worek
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sack
she had received sack loads of begging letters
to throw something in a careless or relaxed way
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chuck away
She chucked the photos away
the cost or process of looking after a child or animal and giving them the things they need
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upkeep
she wanted money for the child's upkeep.
to be in a difficult or painful situation for a long time without complaining
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endure
I had to endure many court cases

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