acquaint sb with sth phrasal verb FORMALto make someone or yourself aware of something: Take time to acquaint yourself with the rules. The Broadcasting Museum also offers Saturday workshops to acquaint children with the world of radio. Synonyms: make aware, inform, let know, let in on, make familiar with, familiarize, apprise (formal), explain, notify, tell, run by Antonyms: keep from get bogged down to become so involved in something difficult or complicated that you cannot do anything else: Let's not get bogged down with individual complaints. UK Try not to get too bogged down in the details. to draw pictures or patterns while thinking about something else or when you are bored: She'd doodled all over her textbooks. doodle ¹ '¯ ` noun [C] an idea which is based on feeling and for which there is no proof: [+ that] I had a hunch that you'd be here. Sometimes you have to be prepared to act on/follow a hunch. a sudden desire or idea, especially one that cannot be reasonably explained: We booked the holiday on a whim. You can add what you like to this mixture - brandy, whisky or nothing at all - as the whim takes you. Oh for a husband who would indulge my every whim! closely connected or involved: The survival of whales is intimately bound up with the health of the ocean. large in amount, size, force, etc: a hefty bill/fine Her salary will go up by a hefty 10%. a hefty woman with dyed blond hair inability to make a choice: A moment's indecision when you've got the ball and you could lose the game. There is a great deal of indecision about/over how to tackle the problem. indecisive ² ¯ ¹ ¯ adjective 1 not good at making decisions: He is widely thought to be an indecisive leader. 2 not having a clear meaning or producing a decision to make a word or phrase shorter by using only the first letters of each word: 'Daniel' is often abbreviated to 'Dan'. 'Chief Executive Officer' is abbreviated as 'CEO'. abbreviated `¹ '¯ ¯ ¯ US l adj 'Di' is the abbreviated form of 'Diane'. abbreviation `² '¯ ¹ ¯ ` noun [C] 'ITV' is the abbreviation for 'Independent Television'. 1 SLIGHTLY FORMAL to continue as planned: His lawyers have decided not to proceed with the case. Preparations for the festival are now proceeding smoothly. 2 proceed to do sth to do something after you have done something else: She sat down and proceeded to tell me about her skiing holiday. HUMOROUS He told me he was on a diet and then proceeded to eat a plateful of chips! 3 FORMAL to move forward or travel in a particular direction: Passengers for Madrid should proceed to gate 26 for boarding. acquaint `¹ verb Bogged down ² ¹ US ² ·' l adjective Doodle ¹ '¯ ` verb [I] hunch (IDEA) noun [C] Whim noun [C] bound 'up adjective [after verb] Hefty adjective Indecision ² ¯ ¹ ¯ ` noun [U] (ALSO indecisiveness) Abbreviate `¹ '¯ ¯ verb [T usually passive] Proceed ` ¹ ' US verb [I]