- spend more time with my family
- Meaning
Euphemistic way of describing being made redundant.OriginOften used by UK polititians when explaining why they are leaving office at short notice.
Meaning and origin of phrases. 2013.
spend more time with my family
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spend more time with your family to be — dismissed from employment Usually of a senior employee who has been peremptorily dismissed: ... he has not resigned... He will be preparing for the trial and would like to spend some time with [his] family . (Daily Telegraph, 2 March… … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
spend — W1S1 [spend] v past tense and past participle spent [spent] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(money)¦ 2¦(time)¦ 3 4¦(force/effort)¦ 5 spend a penny ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1100 1200; Origin: Partly from Latin expendere ( EXPEND) and partly, later, from Old French … Dictionary of contemporary English
spend — /spend/ past tense and past participle spent /spent/ verb 1 MONEY (I, T) to use your money to buy or pay for things: spend money/ 5/$10/a lot: I spent so much money this weekend! | spend money etc on sth: More money should be spent on health and… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
more — [ mɔr ] function word, quantifier *** More is the comparative form of much and many and can be used in the following ways: as a determiner (followed by a noun): He wants to spend more time with his family. as a pronoun: I wish I could do more to… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
time — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 what is measured in minutes, hours, days, etc. TIME + VERB ▪ elapse, go by, pass ▪ As time went by we saw less and less of each other. ▪ The changing seasons mark the passing of time … Collocations dictionary
more*/*/*/ — [mɔː] grammar word summary: More is the comparative form of much and many. It can be: ■ a determiner: He wants to spend more time with his family. ■ a pronoun: I wish I could do more to help. ♦ I m not going to listen to any more of your lies. ■… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
more */*/*/ — UK [mɔː(r)] / US [mɔr] adverb, determiner, pronoun Summary: More is the comparative form of much and many and can be used in the following ways: as a determiner (followed by a noun): He wants to spend more time with his family. as a pronoun: I… … English dictionary
family — I. noun (plural lies) Etymology: Middle English familie, from Latin familia household (including servants as well as kin of the householder), from famulus servant Date: 15th century 1. a group of individuals living under one roof and usually… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Family medicine — differs from the traditional European general practitioner. In the U.S. family practitioners usually complete an undergraduate degree and then complete either the Doctor of Medicine degree (M.D.) or a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree (D.O.) … Wikipedia
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