used to emphasize that something is true
undoubtedly (She was undoubtedly the best candidate.)
a statement that seems impossible to understand because it contains two opposite facts
paradox (It's a curious paradox that drinking a lot of water can often make you feel thirsty.)
a plan to deceive someone
hoax (The bomb threat turned out to be a hoax)
to try out different methods, before deciding which one to choose
to play around with (We've been playing around with ideas for a new TV show.)
to happen in a particular way, especially an unexpected one
turn out (As events turned out, we were right to have decided to leave early.)
to support or help someone
to back up (My family backed me up throughout the court case)
to calculate the total of two or more numbers
to add up (If you add those four figures up, it comes to over £1,500)
to persuade someone that something is true when it is not, usually as a joke
to have someone on (That's your new car? You're having me on!)
to trick someone in order to make them seem guilty of something that they have not done
to set (sb) up (They claimed that they weren't selling drugs, but that they'd been set up by the police)
to make something seem less important or less bad than it really is
to play down (Military spokespeople tried to play down the seriousness of the disaster.)
to expect something to happen and make plans based on it
to count on ( I'm counting on the meeting ending on time, or I'll miss my bus.)
to decide or say officially that something is impossible or will not happen
to rule out (The police haven't yet ruled out murder.)
to admit that you were wrong or that you have been defeated
to back down (Eventually, Roberto backed down and apologized)
unpleasant and unacceptable
distasteful (He found the subject of their conversation very distasteful.)
not possible to change; impossible to return to a previous condition
irreversible ( Smoking has caused irreversible damage to his lungs)
impossible to imagine or think of
inconceivable (The idea that they might not win was inconceivable to them)
