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Tool Person Group System Describe Controlled Unpleasant Dishonest

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If you describe someone as a t___ of a particular person, group, or system, you mean that they are controlled and used by that person, group, or system, especially to do unpleasant or dishonest things.If you describe someone as a tool of a particular person, group, or system, you mean that they are controlled and used by that person, group, or system, especially to do unpleasant or dishonest things.
He became the tool of the security services.
word tool
full-definition
noun
A tool is any instrument or simple piece of equipment that you hold in your hands and use to do a particular kind of work. For example, spades, hammers, and knives are all tools.
I find the best tool for the purpose is a pair of shears.
You can refer to anything that you use for a particular purpose as a particular type of tool .
Writing is a good tool for discharging overwhelming feelings.
The computer has become an invaluable teaching tool.
The threat of bankruptcy is a legitimate tool to extract money from them.
If you describe someone as a tool of a particular person, group, or system, you mean that they are controlled and used by that person, group, or system, especially to do unpleasant or dishonest things.
He became the tool of the security services.
inflections tools
cefr-level A2

Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:a2

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