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soap bubble

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A very thin film of soapy water that forms a sphere with an iridescent surface.
  2. Anything that is attractive but insubstantial.
    figuratively

Equivalents

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Examples

“These words so pierce this soap-bubble of the metaphysicians, that we can hardly read⟳ them without fancying that the poet meant them to be ironical.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

soap dish soap dispenser soap dodger soap film soap flake soap foam

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