exercise
Any prosecution would be an exercise in setting an example.
These are mere exercises in marketing.
For many the election has become an exercise in damage limitation.
He said his attempts to work with the bank have been an exercise in frustration.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Acting and acts
(your) every moveidiom
-ence
act
act for someone
act/do something on your own responsibilityidiom
ADL
agency
ant
beat
er
execution
exploit
move
put your money where your mouth isidiom
responsibility
role-play
rot
step
stuff
talk
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