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noun ADJ. big, great, overwhelming, strong | constant VERB + TEMPTATION feel, have I had the constant temptation to look out of the window. | avoid, overcome, resist | give in/way to, succumb to, yield to PHRASES in/out of temptation's way, place/put temptation in sb's way Keep your valuables locked away so as not to put temptation in the way of thieves.
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temptation
verbs
resist the temptation to do something
• If you feel hungry during the day, resist the temptation to eat chocolate.
give in to temptation
(= do what you feel you want to do )
• Be strong – don’t give in to temptation.
succumb/yield to temptation
formal (= give in to temptation )
• Lorna succumbed to temptation and ordered the apple pie.
avoid the temptation to do something
• Avoid the temptation to cheat.
there is a temptation to do something
• There is also the temptation to pay for the whole thing with a credit card.
adjectives
great/strong
• There is a strong temptation to ignore all the potential problems. • The temptation was too great for her to resist.
overwhelming
• He felt an overwhelming temptation to kiss her.
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