bit of advice
collocation in Englishmeaningsofbitandadvice
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bit
noun[C]
uk/bɪt/us/bɪt/
informal
a small piece or amount ...
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advice
noun[U]
uk/ədˈvaɪs/us/ədˈvaɪs/
an opinion that someone offers you about what you should do or how you should act in a ...
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(Definition ofbitandadvicefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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He gave thisbitofadvice.
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I give them abitofadvice.
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As abitofadvice, it may be worth pondering.
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They do not need a quick, sharpbitofadvicebut assistance over time.
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Most of us have had a fairbitofadvicein recent days about what must be done in education.
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It is an insult to keep the same people on that board and studiously ignore everybitofadvicewhich they give.
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I want to give abitofadviceto bank managers who are financing the political funds that are in deficit.
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Were we to reject the firstbitofadvicethat they gave us as to the best method of carrying out our policy?
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That is abitofadviceto those who may be considering going to the by-election in the near future.
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I give him anotherbitofadvice—he should establish an independent body so that passengers can complain about what is happening.
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I was assured that with abitofadvice, a bit of encouragement and a bit of pointing out the futility of it all, it was not necessary.
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I have said on other occasions that the otherbitofadvicemy father gave me was to keep away from loose women and hypothetical questions.
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Lease decided to let the quote stand because she thought it was a right goodbitofadvice.
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In turn, they regularly go to their local sub-post offices to draw their pensions and other benefits, to chat to friends and perhaps to seek abitofadvice.
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