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ultimatum
verbs
give somebody an ultimatum
• My boss gave me an ultimatum: get better results or find another job.
issue/deliver an ultimatum
(= officially give someone an ultimatum )
• The authorities issued an ultimatum to the students to end their protest or face arrest.
present somebody with an ultimatum
• Iraq was presented with an ultimatum by the UN to cease the invasion of Kuwait.
receive an ultimatum
• We received an ultimatum from the army demanding our surrender.
phrases
the terms of an ultimatum
• The terms of the ultimatum required them to withdraw by noon.
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noun VERB + ULTIMATUM deliver, give sb, issue, present (sb with), send The government denied that it had presented the union with an ultimatum. | get, receive | comply with | ignore | withdraw ULTIMATUM + VERB demand sth
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