2008年5月6日 星期二

abracadabra!, to weather

Once inside, visitors can select from a collection of especially prepared stories, including the one on the front door, and -- abracadabra! -- their names appear throughout the book in place of the main character.


Qwest's profit dropped 35% on a surging income-tax bill, but the telecom company backed its forecasts for the year, suggesting it expects to weather the economic and competitive pressures.

weather (DEAL WITH)
verb [T]
to deal successfully with a difficult situation or a problem:
As a small new company they did well to weather the recession.


abracadabra 
exclamation
said by someone who is performing a magic trick, in order to help them perform it successfully

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