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  • 81beg-pardon — /beg pahr dn/, n. Australia and New Zealand. an expression of apology (used esp. in the phrase with no beg pardons). [1905 10] …

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  • 82beg for a fool — (obsolete) To sue for the guardianship of, and administration of the estate of, a person on grounds of his or her mental deficiency • • • Main Entry: ↑beg …

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  • 83beg the question — 1. To avoid giving an answer 2. To assume that the thing to be proved is already true in one of the premises, or in part of the proof (logic) 3. To raise an issue for debate (non standard) • • • Main Entry: ↑beg …

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  • 84beg´gar|li|ness — beg|gar|ly «BEHG uhr lee», adjective. 1. fit for a beggar; poor: »Figurative. He possesses only the most beggarly education. SYNONYM(S): shabby, sorry. 2. mean; sordid. –beg´gar|li|ness, noun …

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  • 85beg|gar|ly — «BEHG uhr lee», adjective. 1. fit for a beggar; poor: »Figurative. He possesses only the most beggarly education. SYNONYM(S): shabby, sorry. 2. mean; sordid. –beg´gar|li|ness, noun …

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  • 86beg leave to do something — beg ˈleave to do sth idiom (formal) to ask sb for permission to do sth • I beg leave to add a few comments of my own. Main entry: ↑begidiom …

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  • 87beg somebody's pardon — beg sb s ˈpardon idiom (formal, especially BrE) to ask sb to forgive you for sth you have said or done • He returned to beg her pardon for his sudden outburst. Main entry: ↑begidiom …

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  • 88Beg the Question — is a graphic novel by Bob Fingerman. It chronicles the trials and tribulations of Rob, a squeamish freelance cartoonist/pornographer, and Sylvia, a beauty salon manager with loftier aspirations, with a supporting cast featuring Jack, an unhappily …

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  • 89Beg-Bazar — Beg Bazar, Stadt in Anatolien, westlich von Angora, am Indu Su; 10,000 Ew.; feinhaarige Ziegen u. Schafe; Reis u. Getreidebau …

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  • 90beg a favor — index call (appeal to), desire Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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