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2021-10-10 06:30:03 wait around Synonym: hang around

Meaning
If you have to wait around for something, you have to wait a long time for it.

For example

wait around for sth/sb Drug addicts spend most of their time waiting around for dealers to come with the drugs they need. What a boring life it must be!

wait around Why do we always have to wait around when we have an appointment with a doctor or a dentist?
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2021-10-09 06:45:01 Do you read books? Open / Comment

2021-10-09 06:30:03 a vested interest

Meaning
If you have a vested interest in something, you have a strong personal interest in it because you stand to gain from it.

For example

The Minister of Commerce is suspected of having vested interests in several companies that have won big government contracts recently.

As both a shareholder in a publishing company and a published author, the newspaper's book reviewer is seen as having vested interests in certain publishers.

Note
This idiom is mostly used in reference to people who use their power or influence unethically for their personal benefit.
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2021-10-09 06:30:03 Variety is the spice of life

Possible meaning
Monotony is bad for us. We need plenty of change. It adds interest to our lives, just as spice adds interest to food.

Note
variety (noun) = change | spice (noun) = a strong-smelling vegetable substance used to flavour food, such as cloves or pepper | Compare: "A change is as good as a rest."
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2021-10-08 06:30:02 Vac

Meaning
vacation, holiday

For example

Are you going overseas in the long vac?

I'm looking for a job over the vac. Any ideas?

Origin
short for "vacation"

Variety
This is typically used in British English but may be used in other varieties of English too.
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2021-10-08 06:30:02 veg out Synonym: laze around, chill out (informal)

Meaning
If you veg out, you relax and take it easy.

For example

veg out I'm really tired tonight. I think I'll just go home and veg out in front of the TV.

veg out I think Marty's a bit depressed. All he wants to do is smoke dope and veg out.
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2021-10-07 06:30:03 an unknown quantity

Meaning
If a thing or a person is an unknown quantity, not much is known about them.

For example

The Saints have signed a new player, but he's an unknown quantity at this stage as very few people have seen him play.

We've all heard stories about a great new Ferrari engine, but it's still an unknown quantity as far as racing is concerned.
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2021-10-07 06:30:03 United we stand, divided we fall

Possible meaning
If we work together we can be successful. If we fight each other we will fail.

Note:
Compare: "Divide and rule."
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