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(again) 1 however; on the other hand M ^ —• A ffl:         He might agree. But then again he might have a

completely different opinion, it nj MIr] M, {M til of % 4k M HLZZWtko 2 used before a statement that explains or gives a reason for what has just been said ( 31 Hi ^  ) : She speaks very good Italian. But then she

did live in Rome for a year (= so it’s not surprising),

you cannot/could not but ... (formal) used to show that everything else is impossible except the thing that you are saying RA;          What could he

do but forgive her? (= that was the only thing possible)

m prep, except; apart from T ; 81 * * • 2Xb:       We’ve had

nothing but trouble with this car. iU4i;$j0

0 The problem is anything but easy.

o Who but Rosa could think of something like that?

o Everyone was there but him.       0 I came last but one in the

race (= I wasn’t last but next to last).

0 0 Take the first turning but one {- not the first one but the one after it).

■                 adv. only R A; fX fX:      I don’t think we’ll manage it.

Still, we can but try.

iit o 0 There were a lot of famous people there: Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts, to name but two. HP S A jg ^

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mnoun /bAt/ [usually pi.] a reason that sb gives for not doing sth or not agreeing fa P ; ftSf:      ‘Let us have no

buts, ’ he said firmly. ‘You are coming. ’ “ #ij Jfcfa P 7 0. ” itklSlAEJfeift, ” O With so many ifs and buts,

it is easier to wait and see.

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butane /'bjuitein/ noun [U] a gas produced from petroleum, used in liquid form as a fuel for cooking etc.

butch /butJ/ adj. (informal) 1 (of a woman k 7) behaving or dressing like a man ( ^lkllScAlt )

(ft, HI*!: ft (ft 2 (of a man H7) big, and often behaving in an aggressive way

butcher /'butj'a(r)/ noun, verb

m noun 1 a person whose job is cutting up and selling meat in a shop/store or killing animals for this purpose MA; 2 butcher’s {pi. butchers) a shop/store that sells meat |£]       ; A : He owns the butcher’s in the

main street.         *^^lio 3 a person who

kills people in a cruel and violent way gij 7 7 IfflBl have/take a butcher’s (BrE, slang) to have a look at sth XI If umraifli From rhyming slang, in which butcher’s hook stands for ‘look’, ft [S] (ft [lit, (ft butcher’s hook ft A lookc

■                 verb [VN] 1 to kill people in a very cruel and violent way M 7; 71& 2 to kill animals and cut them up for use as meat JK ^; $73 (especially NAmE) to spoil sth by doing it very badly ; ft®!: The script was good, but those guys butchered it. 'jgj % fg , (0 it WW^-ik tk iniTo

'butcher block noun [U] {NAmE) a material used for surfaces in kitchens, especially those that you work on

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'butcher’s block noun a thick block of wood on which a butcher cuts meat, also used in kitchens as a surface for cutting food on ( $]M(ft ) 56     gj|l|$:7; ( Ml%')

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butch-ery /'butjari/ noun [U] 1 cruel, violent and unnecessary killing $17; 7 M 2 the work of preparing meat to be sold

but ler /'bAtla(r)/ noun the main male servant in a large house fHfic

butt /bAt/ verb, noun

m verb [VN] 1 to hit or push sb/sth hard with your head ( A ) A® la 2 if an animal butts sb/sth, it hits them or it hard with its horns and head ( ih ty] ) A ( ffl ) ® I'Jflim ,butt "in (on sb/sth) 1 to interrupt a conversation rudely ]§nf ; fT^RIiA How can I explain if you keep butting in? M ft iff,