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cling to sth phrasal verb

cling to sth phrasal verb
to refuse to stop believing or hoping for something:
She clings to the hope that her husband will come back to her.

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sorrow
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sorrow Show phonetics
noun [C or U] FORMAL
(a cause of) a feeling of great sadness or regret:
The sorrow she felt over/at the death of her husband was almost too much to bear.
The sorrows of her earlier years gave way to joy in later life.

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verb [I usually + adverb or preposition] FORMAL
For years she sorrowed (= felt great sadness) over her missing son.

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get caught up in sth

get caught up in sth
to become involved in something, often without wanting to:
They were having an argument and somehow I got caught up in it.

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tight

tight (FIRMLY TOGETHER) Show phonetics
adjective, adverb
(held or kept together) firmly or closely:
I can't untie the knot - it's too tight.
This lid is on very tight.
The people stood talking in tight groups.
Hold on tight when we go round this corner.
Check that windows and doors are shut tight (= completely closed) before you leave.
The plastic cover was stretched tight (= stretched as much as it could be) across the tank.
See also airtight; watertight.

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adjective
1 If you have a tight feeling in your chest you have an uncomfortable feeling of pressure, caused by illness, fear, etc.

2 Controls or rules that are tight are ones which severely limit what can happen.

3 If time or money is tight, there isn't enough of it:
I'm sorry I can't stop, time's really tight.
They're raising three kids on one small salary so money is very tight.

4 Clothes or shoes that are tight fit the body too closely and are uncomfortable:
That jacket's too tight - you want a bigger