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Definition of
dangle before phrasal verb
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
dangle before
phrasal verb
phrasal verb
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Phrasal Verbs
dangle something before/in front of somebody
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to offer someone something good in order to persuade them to do something
He had a company directorship dangled in front of him.
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dangle before
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danger pay
noun
dangle
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dangle before
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dangling participle
noun
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