2
He has a custom of coughing before he speaks.
He has a habit of coughing before he speaks.
It’s very difficult for people to change their customs.
It’s very difficult for people to change their habits.
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3
Will I have to pay custom duty?
Will I have to pay customs duty?
customs (WITH s) = the place where your bags are examined when you enter a country: ‘We got
held up at the customs while they went through our suitcases.’
customs duty (WITH s) =taxes that you have to pay to bring certain goods into a country: ‘The
customs duty on electrical goods is twenty percent of the retail price.’
cut
1
He cut the strip of photographs and gave one to me.
He cut up the strip of photographs and gave one to me.
Then you cut the carrots and put them into the saucepan.
Then you cut up the carrots and put them into the saucepan
cut up = cut something into small pieces: ‘Two-year-olds can’t eat must unless you cut it up for
them.’
2
I cut the picture and stuck it on a sheet of paper.
I cut out the picture and stuck it on a sheet of paper.
cut out = remove a part of something by cutting all around it: ‘Each child had to draw a face and
then cut it out.’
3
To build the motorway, they will have to cut a lot of trees.
To build the motorway, they will have to cut down a lot of trees.
cut down = make something tall (such as a tree) fall down by cutting through it close to the
ground: ‘All the elms were diseased and had to be cut down.’
4
In the summer I cut my hair very short.
In the summer I have my hair cut very short.
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