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TO LEAK

• There was water on the floor, because the bucket got damaged and leaked.
• There was an explosion, because the petrol was leaking out of the tank and somebody dropped a cigarette.

poach

poach(v): people/ to persuade someone who belongs to another organization, team etc to leave it and join yours, especially in a secret or dishonest way:

• That company's always poaching our staff.

poach from

• Several of their reporters were poached from other papers.

Ducking

Ducking(v)

Am Slang/ Dating ugly women

duck / duck down : to lower your head or body very quickly, especially to avoid being seen or hit

• If she hadn't ducked, the ball would have hit her.

I was flattered.

• I was flattered.

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flirt with something

flirt with something

to consider doing something, but not be very serious about it:

• He had flirted with the idea of emigrating.

to do something that is dangerous or could cause problems for you:

• Climbers enjoy flirting with danger.

kiss up to somebody/suck up to/play up to somebody/butter somebody up/ flatter

kiss up to somebody 

to try to please someone in order to get them to do something for you - used to show disapproval [= suck up to British English]

• If you say that, it'll look like you're kissing up to me.

play up to somebody

to behave in a very polite or kind way to someone because you want something from them:

• Connie always plays up to her parents when she wants money.

butter somebody up

(informal) to say nice things to someone so that they will do what you want:

• Don't think you can butter me up that easily.

flatter(V): to praise someone in order to please them or get something from them, even though you do not mean it:

• Perry would always flatter Mrs. Mitchell by praising her cooking.

No one knows where they might end up!

No one knows where they might end up!

knock yourself out

knock yourself out 

to make yourself ill with tiredness 

• If you carry on working like this, you'll knock yourself out.

Work one's ass off (impolite)

• To get a good job, I need to work my ass off!

fair enough

fair enough

(spoken)especially British English/ used to say that you agree with someone's suggestion or that something seems reasonable [= OK]:

• 'I think we should split the bill.' 'Fair enough.'

manipulative

manipulative(adj): clever at controlling or deceiving people to get what you want - used in order to show disapproval

• She was sly, selfish, and manipulative.

(technical) relating to the ability to handle objects in a skillful way:

• Before a child can learn a musical instrument he or she first needs to acquire the necessary manipulative skills.

[only before noun](technical) relating to the skill of moving bones and joints into the correct position