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(ft A; %Pr. He wasn’t exactly a bundle of laughs (= a happy person to be with) last night.

Xo 4 a bundle [sing.] {informal) a large amount of money — A ^ :          That car must have cost a bundle.

fT»?71 not go a bundle on sb/sth {BrE, informal) to not like sb/sth very much 77 3£ A / — more at drop v., nerve n.

■                  verb 1 [VN +adv./prep.] to push or send sb somewhere

quickly and not carefully i*J >7; tt %; 0:  They

bundled her into the back of a car.

70 o He was bundled off to boarding school.

Hi!] 7 If If 7357 2 [V +adv./prep.] to move somewhere quickly in a group ($$¥*&) ft     We bundled

out onto the street.       3 [VN] ~ sth

(with sth) to supply extra equipment, especially soft­ware when selling a new computer, at no extra cost

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.bundle sjtlWup | .bundle sth—to'gether to make or tie sth into a bundle j® f L; jfi • • • fT :   He

bundled up the dirty clothes and stuffed them into the bag.     o The papers were all

bundled together, ready to be thrown out. i*: bP }® U, ?fti§r#5^o .bundle sb 'up (in sth) to put warm clothes or coverings on sb  M $7 ^ ) :

I bundled her up in a blanket and gave her a hot drink.

bun-fight /'bAnfait/ noun {BrE, informal) 1 an impressive or important party or other social event [US [ft H 7;

MX%i 7 2 an angry argument or discussion

bung /bAtj/ verb, noun, adj.

m verb [VN +adv./prep.] {BrE, informal) to put or throw sth somewhere, carelessly and quickly |5; A: Bung this in the bin, can you?

IJtl;4Vi .bung sth 'up (with sth) [usually passive] to block sth tgH; ilft: My nose is all bunged up. 3^ (ft #7^^ To O The drains are bunged up with dead leaves. 1#tR M««£7o

■                  noun 1 a round piece of wood, rubber, etc. used for

closing the hole in a container such as a barrel or jar ( fiS. If, Tnli^-lft ) H7, 17 2 {BrE, informal) an amount of money that is given to sb to persuade them to do sth illegal Hf#;; ft ft

■                  adj. {AustralE, NZE, informal) broken l£M(ft; ®£±77 (ft bun-ga-low /'bAqgalau; NAmE -lou/ noun 1 (BrE) a house

built all on one level, without stairs 7     — picture c>

page R23 — compare ranch house 2 (in some Asian countries) a large house, sometimes on more than one level, that is not joined to another house on either side

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bun-gee /'bAnd3i/ noun 1 a long rope which can stretch, that people tie to their feet when they do bungee jumping BUM; M ^ ft M 2 (NAmE) a thick elastic rope with a hook at each end that can be used to hold packages together, keep things in position, etc. (  ) &MM

bun-gee jump-ing noun [U] a sport in which a person jumps from a high place, such as a bridge or a cliff, with a bungee tied to their feet SIMM,        ( W

) :    to go bungee

jumping £BU — picture c> page R33 ► bun-gee jump noun , to do a bungee jump 1jiBU®t bun-gle /'bAqgl/ verb, noun

u verb to do sth badly or without skill; to fail at sth

Atfc   botch:     [VN] They bungled the job.

#71 JLlfil! To O a bungled robbery/raid/attempt

Aii$J&&} /          [also V] ► bun-gler /'bAi3gla(r)/

noun bun-gling adj.: bungling incompetence Aib mnoun [usually sing.] something that is done badly and that causes problems til If 7 (ft ♦ If;   :         Their pay

was late because of a computer bungle. A 7 if % 71 dtj

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bun-ion /'bAnjan/ noun a painful swelling on the foot, usually on the big toe  ( ii#ft )