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実践ビジネス英語L13-2 etc.

Shape If someone or something is in shape, or in good shape, 
they are in a good state of health or in a good condition.
If they are in bad shape, they are in a bad state of health or
in a bad condition.
If you are out of shape, you are unhealthy and unable to do
a lot of physical activity without getting tired.
I weighed 245 pounds and was out of shape.
ビジ英で出てきたのでピックアップしましたが,TEX加藤先生の金フレに
登場していたはず。体重111Kg超えはなかなかですわ。
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ラジオから充電池を抜いたので,かなりの数の充電池が溢れており,
マウスをロジクールの千円未満のワイヤレスのものに切り替えました。

日本シリーズ,明日の試合を勝って,王手をかけるのはどちらのチームでしょうか?

実践ビジネス英語

Lesson 13 Hoarding Disorder

psychiatrist A psychiatrist is a doctor who treats people suffering from
mental illness.

anywhere When you do not want to be exact, you use anywhere to refer
to a particular range of things.
His shoes cost anywhere from $200 up.

to a T

Meaning Exactly; properly; precisely.
Origin The expression 'to a T', is often extended to form other phrases:
 'down to a T', 'suits to a T', 'fits to a T', 'generous to a T' etc. 
It is also found in advertising copy like 'Golf to a tee' and 'Coffee to a tea'. 
Those latter jokey versions are extensions of the alternative spellings 
'to a tee' or 'to a tea'. 
The original form 'to a T' is an old phrase and is first recorded in James 
Wright's satire The Humours and Conversations of the Town, 1693:

"All the under Villages and Towns-men come to him for Redress; which he does 
to a T."

It is difficult to determine the origin of this phrase. 
It would be helpful to know the correct spelling; 'T', 'tee' or 'tea'. 
'Tea' is the easiest to deal with as it appears in no early citations of 
the expression and is clearly just a misspelling.


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The Brief MIDDLE EAST (October 24, 2016)

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