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  • 91shift one's ground — To change one s standpoint in a situation or argument • • • Main Entry: ↑ground shift one s ground (usu figurative) To change the position one has taken, eg in a discussion • • • Main Entry: ↑shift * * * say or write something that contradicts… …

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  • 92shift work — noun (a system of) working in shifts • • • Main Entry: ↑shift * * * shift work UK US noun [uncountable] a pattern of work in which you sometimes work during the day and sometimes during the night Thesaurus: types of job or workhyponym general… …

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  • 93shift´less|ness — shift|less «SHIHFT lihs», adjective. lazy; inefficient: »Going to hunt up her shiftless husband at the inn (Thomas Hardy). –shift´less|ly, adverb. –shift´less|ness, noun …

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  • 94shift´less|ly — shift|less «SHIHFT lihs», adjective. lazy; inefficient: »Going to hunt up her shiftless husband at the inn (Thomas Hardy). –shift´less|ly, adverb. –shift´less|ness, noun …

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  • 95shift|less — «SHIHFT lihs», adjective. lazy; inefficient: »Going to hunt up her shiftless husband at the inn (Thomas Hardy). –shift´less|ly, adverb. –shift´less|ness, noun …

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  • 96shift yourself — Brit informal : to move quickly : ↑hurry We need to shift ourselves [=get moving] if we re going to make it home before dark. • • • Main Entry: ↑shift …

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  • 97Shift JIS — (также MS Kanji, MIME Shift JIS) кодировка для японского языка, описана в приложении 1 стандарта JIS X 0208. Расширяет кодировку JIS X 0201, добавляя в неё символы из JIS X 0208. Для кодирования символа используется 1 или 2 байта. JIS X 0201 JIS… …

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  • 98shift responsibility — • shift the blame (onto) • shift responsibility (onto) to try to transfer the weight or focus of blame or responsibility, misdirecting it from where it belongs, in order to avoid it (also to put the blame on) (same as to pass the buck) …

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  • 99shift responsibility onto — • shift the blame (onto) • shift responsibility (onto) to try to transfer the weight or focus of blame or responsibility, misdirecting it from where it belongs, in order to avoid it (also to put the blame on) (same as to pass the buck) …

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  • 100shift the blame — • shift the blame (onto) • shift responsibility (onto) to try to transfer the weight or focus of blame or responsibility, misdirecting it from where it belongs, in order to avoid it (also to put the blame on) (same as to pass the buck) …

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