come up for
to reach the time when something should happen
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To be about to do or experience something
come up to
to get nearer to a particular time or stage in a process
build up to
to prepare yourself or someone else gradually for something that you are going to say or do
be in for a treat
used for saying that you know someone is going to enjoy something
hover on the brink/edge/verge of something
to be very close to doing or experiencing something, especially something unpleasant
be in for a shock
used for saying someone is going to experience a shock in the future
be about to do something
to be going to happen or do something very soon
be going to do something
to be about to do something
be in for something
to be going to experience something, especially something unpleasant
vocal fry
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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dray
a type of cart pulled by a horse and used in the past for carrying barrels of beer
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conflict mineral
a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons
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