broachverb [ T ]
uk/brəʊtʃ/us/broʊtʃ/broach verb [ T ] (BEGIN)
to begin a discussion of something difficult:
At some point we've got to discuss money but I don't know how to broach the subject with him.
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Debate & discussion
- arena
- compare
- conciliate
- dialectic
- float around
- fly
- fly around
- get down to business idiom
- kick sth around
- negotiable
- negotiate
- parley
- reason with sb
- reasoning
- sophistry
- speak
- talk sth out
- talk sth over
- toss
- weigh in
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broach verb [ T ] (OPEN)
formal to open a bottle or barrel in order to drink its contents:
Shall we broach another cask of wine?
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Unfastening and opening
- breaker
- crack
- let/set sth loose idiom
- loose
- loosen
- loosen your grip idiom
- open sb up
- pay (sth) out
- steam
- the earth/ground/floor opens idiom
- throw
- unbuckle
- uncap
- uncork
- undid
- unpick
- unplug
- unroll
- unscrew
- untie
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broachnoun [ C ]
uk/brəʊtʃ/us/broʊtʃ/USa brooch
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Jewellery
- badge
- beaded
- bindi
- bling
- charm bracelet
- choker
- clip-on
- crown
- filigree
- fob
- hoop
- knuckleduster
- locket
- paste
- pearl
- precious stone
- semiprecious
- tiepin
- trinket
- wedding ring
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