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plot
verbs
be involved in a plot
• He was involved in a plot to kidnap the Pope.
mastermind a plot
(= organize it )
• He is accused of masterminding a plot to bring down the government.
uncover/discover a plot
• They didn’t suspect that their plot had been uncovered.
foil a plot
(= prevent it from being successful )
• The plot was foiled when he was stopped by US Customs agents.
hatch a plot
(= make one )
• They have admitted hatching a plot to kill the president.
NOUN + plot
a murder plot
• He was questionned about about an attempted murder plot.
an assassination plot
• The assassination plot to kill General de Gaulle was unsuccessful.
a terrorist plot
• Police foiled a terrorist plot to attack a nuclear reactor.
phrases
the victim of a plot
• He was the victim of a plot by his political opponents.
be part of a plot
• These accusations are part of a plot to discredit him.
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verb make secret plans ADV. allegedly | secretly PREP. against He was arrested on suspicion of plotting against the king. | with Taylor plotted with his daughter to murder her husband. PHRASES accuse/suspect sb of plotting sth mark sth on a chart ADV. accurately The positions of the archaeological finds are accurately plotted. PREP. against Greenhouse temperature can be plotted against plant growth. | on plotting the figures on a graph, noun plan ADJ. fiendish | alleged | assassination, blackmail, coup, death, murder VERB + PLOT hatch | uncover | foil PREP. ~ against They had taken part in a Jacobite plot against William III. | ~ by The police claim to have uncovered a plot by terrorists to assassinate the president. events in a story ADJ. simple | complex, complicated VERB + PLOT construct She has constructed a complicated plot, with a large cast of characters. PLOT + VERB develop, unfold PLOT + NOUN development PHRASES a twist in/of the plot There are several unexpected twists in the plot before the murderer is revealed. piece of land ADJ. garden, vegetable | farm, subsistence | building | burial | small | 10-acre, 12-acre, etc. They own a five-acre plot of land. | family, private VERB + PLOT work PLOT + VERB measure sth The plots each measure 10 metres by 20 metres. PHRASES a plot of land
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