Phrase guide
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Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
noun
A game in which children stand in a row, joining hands, and in which the outer one, still holding their neighbor, runs between the others.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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verb
To perform a tedious task with extreme precision; to manage to find harmony or strike a balance between conflicting forces, interests, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
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verb
To fly through a narrow gap; typically using a wingsuit.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, skydiving, sports
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History
From the analogy of passing a thread through the eye of a needle, which requires great focus and precision to accomplish.
