| OALD 4 1989 | OALD 5 1995 | OALD 6 2000 | OALD 7 2005 | OALD 8 2010 | Oxford idioms 2001 |
to do/perform/stage a disap'pearing/'vanishing ACT | (+) do only | (+) do only | + | + | + | + |
a hard/tough ACT to 'follow | – | – | – | + | + | + |
to get one's 'ACT together | – | + | + | + | + | + |
(headword is set in capitals)
+ = idiom listed and principal stress indicated by '
(+) = idiom listed, but no stress marking
– = idiom not listed
Oxford Idioms Dictionary for Learners of English (2001).
credit: Oxford University Press |
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