what one is about

zelfstandig naamwoord

Roget 625: business, occupation, employment; pursuit etc. 622; what one is doing, what one is about; affair, concern, matter, case.    matter in hand, irons in the fire; thing to do, agendum, task, work, job, chore [U.S.], errand, commission, mission, charge, care; duty etc. 926.    part, role, cue; province, function, lookout, department, capacity, sphere, orb, field, line; walk, walk of life; beat, round, routine; race, career.    office, place, post, chargeship^†, incumbency, living; situation, berth, employ; service etc. (servitude) 749; engagement; undertaking etc. 676.    vocation, calling, profession, cloth, faculty; industry, art; industrial arts; craft, mystery, handicraft; trade etc. (commerce) 794.    exercise; work etc. (action) 680; avocation; press of business etc. (activity) 682.    ... meer laten zien

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Roget 864: be cautious etc. adj.; take care, take heed, take good care; have a care mind, what one is about; be on one's guard etc. (keep watch) 459; make assurance doubly sure" [Macbeth]. bespeak etc. (be early) 132.    think twice, look before one leaps, count the cost, look to the main chance, cut one's coat according to one's cloth; feel one's ground, feel one's way; see how the land lies etc. (foresight) 510; wait to see how the cat jumps; bridle one's tongue; reculer pour mieux sauter etc. (prepare) 673 [Fr.]; let well alone, let well enough alone; let sleeping dogs lie, ne pas reveiller le chat qui dort [Fr.], don't wake a sleeping cat.    keep out of harm's way, keep out of troubled waters; keep at a respectful distance, stand aloof; keep on the safe side, be on the safe side.    husband one's resources etc. 636.    caution etc. (warn) 668.    ... meer laten zien

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