Not use fully

[usually passive] to not make full use of someone or something:

Hannah's wasted in that clerical job.

His talents were being wasted as a lawyer.

Be wasted on somebody

if something is wasted on someone, they do not understand how good or useful it is:

Her good advice was wasted on the children.

Waste your breath

spoken to say something that has no effect:

Don't try to reason with Paul - you're wasting your breath.

Waste no time (in) doing something

to do something as quickly as you can because it will help you:

He wasted no time in introducing himself.

Waste not, want not

spoken used to say that if you use what you have carefully, you will still have some of it if you need it later

Harm somebody

informal American English to kill someone, severely injure them, or defeat them

Waste away

phrasal verb

to gradually become thinner and weaker, usually because you are ill

fit emotion [countable] a time when you feel an emotion very strongly and cannot control your behaviour fit of She killed him in a fit of temper. He quit his job in a fit of drunken depression. lose consciousness [countable] a short period of time when someone loses consciousness and cannot control their body because their brain is not working properly: She used tohave fits as a baby. people who suffer fromepileptic fits laugh/cough [countable] a short time during which you laugh or cough a lot in a way that you cannot control: He had a violentcoughing fit. fit of The girls collapsed into a fit of the giggles. We were allin fits of laughter trying to clear up the mess. Carlhad us allin fits (=made us laugh a lot) with his stories. have/throw a fit informal to be very angry or shocked: If your mother finds out about this, she'll have a fit. right size [singular] the way in which something fits on your body or fits into a space: The dress was aperfect fit. I managed to get everything into the suitcase, but it was atight fit. suitable [singular] formal if there is a fit between two things, they are similar to each other or are suitable for each other fit between We must be sure that there's a fit between the needs of the children and the education they receive. in/by fits and starts if something happens in fits and starts, it does not happen smoothly, but keeps starting and then stopping again: Technology advances by fits and starts. He spoke in fits and starts.

gig‧gle past tense and past participle giggled, present participle giggling [intransitive]

to laugh quickly, quietly, and in a high voice, because something is funny or because you are nervous or embarrassed:

If you can't stop giggling you'll have to leave the room.

wheeze [intransitive]

to breathe with difficulty, making a noise in your throat and chest

par‧a‧gon [countable]

someone who is perfect or is extremely brave, good etc - often used humorously

Paragon of

a paragon of virtue

an‧ti‧dote [countable]

1 a substance that stops the effects of a poison

Antidote to

There is no known antidote to a bite from this snake.

2 something that makes an unpleasant situation better:

laughter, the antidote to stress

whole‧some

1 likely to make you healthy

wholesome food/fare/meal etc

well-balanced wholesome meals

2 considered to have a good moral effect:

good wholesome fun

—wholesomeness noun [uncountable]

sen‧ti‧ment‧al

1 someone who is sentimental is easily affected by emotions such as love, sympathy, sadness etc, often in a way that seems silly to other people:

She said a sentimental goodbye.

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