# 6 ESL Cyber Listening Lab
fancy (v.)
1. fancy somebody: to be sexually attracted to somebody
- I think she fancies me.
2. fancy yourself: to think that you are very popular, attractive or intelligent
- He started to chat to me and I could tell that he really fancied himself.
trim (v.)
1. trim something: to make something neater, smaller, better, etc., by cutting parts from it
- to trim your hair
- to trim a hedge (back)
- The training budget had been trimmed by £10 000.
- a neatly-trimmed beard
2. trim something (off something) | trim something (off/away): to cut away unnecessary parts from something
- Trim any excess fat off the meat.
- I trimmed two centimeters off the hem of the skirt.
shave (v.)
1. to cut hair from the skin, especially the face, using a razor
- Mike cut himself shaving.
- shave somebody/something/yourself The nurse washed and shaved him.
- a shaved head
- He has completely shaved his head.
- I cut myself when I was shaving.
2. shave something to cut a small amount off a price, etc.
- The firm had shaved profit margins.
in hands
1. in good hands
- Jefferson believed the nation was in good hands.
2. in the hands
- It's now in the hands of the Library of Congress here in Washington.
for a living
- One New York was made up of people who worked for a living.
for people living
- The crisis created hunger problems for people living in cities throughout Indonesia.
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