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the measles

Phrase CEFR B2

Definitions

Used after interrogative pronouns as an intensifier to express anger, frustration, incredulity, or other strong emotion.

euphemistic, obsolete

Examples

“What the measles do you think⟳ you're doing?”
“Why the meazills, should you stand⟳ heere, with your traine...”

CEFR level

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

the mill cannot grind with water that is past the mills of the gods grind slowly the mind boggles the mixture as before the more one learns about people, the more one likes one's pet the more the merrier

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