drop of oil

collocation in English

meaningsofdropandoil

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drop
noun
uk
/drɒp/us
/drɑːp/
a small round-shaped amount ...
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oil
noun
uk
/ɔɪl/us
/ɔɪl/
petroleum (= the black oil obtained from under the earth's surface from which ...
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(Definition ofdropandoilfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofdrop of oil

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The mix was overlaid with adropofoil.
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Many of those dulls do not yield adropofoil.
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The spores often contain adropofoil.
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It is time for the world to know that adropofoilis worth a drop of blood.
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If we put adropofoilin a bucket of water, it may appear that the water is relatively clean.
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Most spores have a single largedropofoilin them.
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The eggs are transparent and contain adropofoilfor buoyancy.
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This way idlis are prepared without a singledropofoilor ghee.
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To some extent it saves us dollars because everydropofoilwe produce here saves us buying it elsewhere, and some of that must be dollar oil.
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Not adropofoilhas been extracted yet and none will be until next year, so it is wholly misleading to suggest that the horse has bolted.
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This causes sodium to curl up akin to adropofoilin water, reducing surface area contact and making the battery less efficient.
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Admittedly, this is a minuscule accomplishment for them (having won over another ally) -- a tinydropofoilon the storm-tossed ocean of world affairs.
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The separation process becomes interlocked with a myriad of contaminants as the lastdropofoilis being recovered from the reservoir.
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