2011년 7월 2일 토요일

Dic: be left over


■ from sth (of food or money).
If food, money, etc. is left over, it remains when the rest has been eaten or used up.

  • After I've paid my rent and bought food there isn't much left over to spend on books.
  • There was plenty of food left over after the party.
  • There's some rice left over from lunch.  
■ ADJ : v-link ADJ, v n ADJ
If there is a certain amount of something left, or if you have a certain amount of it left, it remains when the rest has gone or been used.
  • Is there any gin left?
  • He's got plenty of money left.
  • They still have six games left to play.
If there is a certain amount of something left over, or if you have it left over, it remains when the rest has gone or been used.

.... OALD, Cobuild

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