all right
adjective [after verb], adverb (ABLE TO MANAGE) (also not standard alright)Definition
› able to manage: Are you managing all right in your new job? Are you sure you'll be all right on your own? Are you all right with those cases?Coping and not copingDealing with things or peopleTolerating and enduring I'm all right informal › used to refuse the offer of food or drink: 'Can I get you a drink?' 'No, I'm all right, thanks.'Refusing and rejecting
(Definition of all right adjectiveadverb (ABLE TO MANAGE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
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- disclaim verb
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- I'm damned if idiom
- jettison verb
- miss a chance/opportunity idiom
- not hear of sth phrasal verb
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- pass sth up phrasal verb
- rebel verb
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