cruel thing

collocation in English

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cruel
adjective
uk
/ˈkruː.əl/us
/ˈkruː.əl/
extremely unkind and unpleasant and causing pain to people or ...
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thing
noun
uk
/θɪŋ/us
/θɪŋ/
used to refer in an approximate way to an object or to avoid ...
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(Definition ofcruelandthingfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It is acruelthingto be on the borderline, particularly at this time.
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It is a horrible thing; the most filthycruelthingin the world.
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It was acruelthingto do because his mind was already closed.
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It would be acruelthingto do.
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That is a verycruelthing, but perhaps provision has been made for them in this £91,000.
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It is acruelthing, and is hard on these young men.
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To exploit the despair of a man out of work is a mostcruelthing.
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That is a mostcruelthingto do.
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It is a harsh and acruelthing.
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The reason given by people for doing acruelthingis a benevolent reason.
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If one does not do that, it is rather acruelthing.
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That is a verycruelthingto do at a time like this.
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That is quite a disastrous andcruelthing.
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That would be acruelthingto do.
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It seems to me the mostcruelthingto do.
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It is acruelthingto do to young people on the threshold of a career.
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That is acruelthingto do; it is quite wrong.
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I think that that is acruelthing.
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That is a wrong andcruelthingto do, but we know that it happens.
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On reflection, he will realise that is a mostcruelthing.
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