idiomUS(UKby numbers)doneaccordingto aplanthat has beendecidedpreviously, without usingyourownimaginationandideas:This ispaintingby thenumbers- there's nothingoriginalhere.SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesPlanning, expecting and arranging
accidentally
accidentally on purposeidiom
advertent
advisedly
aim atsomething
bargain
I might have knownidiom
I'll/we'll cross that bridge when I/we come/get to itidiom
insomeone'scrosshairsidiom
in the pipelineidiom
in the worksidiom
pencil
provision
purposefully
purposely
put the cart before the horseidiom
puttheirheads togetheridiom
rearrange
settle
sleeve
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