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pivot  


      n  
1    a short shaft or pin supporting something that turns; fulcrum  
2    the end of a shaft or arbor that terminates in a bearing  
3    a person or thing upon which progress, success, etc., depends  
4    the person or position from which a military formation takes its reference, as when altering position  
      vb  
5    tr   to mount on or provide with a pivot or pivots  
6    intr   to turn on or as if on a pivot  
     (C17: from Old French; perhaps related to Old Provençal pua tooth of a comb)  

pivot bridge  
      n      another name for     →   swing bridge  
pivot grammar  
      n     (Psychol)   a loose grammar said to govern two-word utterances by children  
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n.
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POV
n.
point of view
In cinema, refers to camera technique (caméra subjective).
antipodes
n.
the diametrically opposite point on Earth's surface for a specific place
max out
exp.
reach an extreme point or an upper limit; exhaust all options or resources
no pain, no gain
exp.
expression used to point out that one has to struggle or suffer to achieve his goal
Jason: Damn it! I can't take it anymore. This exercise is killing me! Ray: Yeah but it’ll help you lose weight. Don't you know? No pain, no gain!
what goes around comes around
id.
expression used to point out that one will eventually face the consequences of his own actions

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