write-offnoun [ C usually singular ]
uk/ˈraɪ.tɒf/us/ˈraɪ.t̬ɑːf/write-off noun [ C usually singular ] (WASTED TIME)
a period of time during which you fail to achieve anything:
Yesterday was a complete write-off as far as work is concerned.
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Delaying and wasting time
- ado
- be on ice idiom
- bugger
- bugger about
- bugger sb about
- carry
- hold
- hold sb over
- hold sb/sth back
- hold sb/sth up
- hold up
- ice
- kick
- push
- retard
- retardation
- set sth/sb back
- shelve
- sit
- sit on sth
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write-off noun [ C usually singular ] (VEHICLE)
UK a vehicle that is too damaged to be worth repairing:
She wasn't hurt, but the car's a complete write-off.
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On the road: accidents involving vehicles
- car crash
- collide
- collision
- crash
- crash-land
- fender bender
- head-on
- hit-and-run
- jackknife
- knock
- overshoot
- plough
- prang
- rear-end
- road toll
- run (sth) down
- sideswipe
- skid
- stack up
- wipe
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