Meaning of oft-used | Babel Free
Examples
“The "invisible hand" is an oft-used metaphor for the free market.”
“The late Professor Pat White was an outspoken critic. In his 1986 book Forgotten Railways, he dismissed as smoke⟳ and mirrors the oft-used argument that 33% of rail routes carried only 1% of the traffic, as it ignores the fact that a third of the national road network also only carried 2% of cars and lorries. But unlike rail, road got away with it because no mention⟳ was made of how much it cost⟳ the taxpayer to keep⟳ them usable.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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