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noun ADJ. big, great, major | fresh | national, public | bribery, corruption, drug/drugs, financial, political, sex/sexual QUANT. series The government was rocked by a series of scandals. VERB + SCANDAL cause, create | expose, reveal, uncover | be embroiled in, be implicated in, be involved in, be mixed up in There have been calls for the resignation of the minister involved in the sex scandal. | be rocked by | attract Their relationship attracted a lot of scandal. | spread, stir up She's always trying to stir up scandal. | cover up, hush up SCANDAL + VERB break, develop, erupt The scandal broke on the front pages of all the papers the next day. | involve sb/sth | surround sb/sth financial scandals surrounding the government PREP. in a/the ~ He was imprisoned for his part in the bribery scandal. | ~ over the scandals over corruption in public life PHRASES the centre of a scandal The apartment was paid for by the bank at the centre of the scandal. | a hint/suggestion of scandal Until the story was published there had been no hint of scandal.
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verbs
cause a scandal
• The vicar caused a scandal by having an affair with a young woman.
be involved in a scandal
• A senior government official is involved in a political scandal.
be implicated in a scandal
(= be suspected of being involved )
• One of the ministers implicated in the scandal resigned.
be at the centre of a scandal
British English , be at the center of a scandal American English
• The banker at the centre of the scandal has disappeared.
uncover/expose a scandal
• The scandal was uncovered by a journalist.
a scandal breaks
(= becomes known )
• When the scandal broke in 1990, it forced the resignation of the bank's chairman.
a scandal erupts
(= becomes known with serious effects )
• A major scandal erupted in Washington last year.
the scandal surrounding something
• They had tried to protect the prime minster from the scandal surrounding the arms sales.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + scandal
a big/major scandal
• The president was forced to resign following a major scandal.
a financial scandal
(= involving money )
• He was suspected of involvement in a major financial scandal.
a political scandal
(= involving politicians )
• The Health Secretary now finds himself at the centre of a political scandal.
a corruption scandal
(= involving illegal payments )
• a major police corruption scandal
a sex scandal
• There are rumours of a sex scandal involving senior government ministers.
a public scandal
(= one that people know about and discuss )
• The award was soon the centre of a public scandal.
the Watergate/Whitewater etc scandal
(= the scandal involving a particular place, organization etc )
• The name of Richard Nixon will forever be associated with the Watergate scandal.
the worst scandal
(= the biggest or most shocking )
• Total losses resulting from India's worst financial scandal amounted to Rs31,000 million.
phrases
a suggestion/hint/whiff of scandal
(= the suggestion that someone may be involved in a scandal )
• He vowed that no hint of scandal would ever be attached to him.
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