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cbe
noun 5name 4adj 1
Collocations
3ADJ.
awarded
VERB + CBE
answer
CBE + NOUN
palace-speak
Definitions
adj
1
can't be everywhere
'CBE, Minister,' he replied, unhappily. I wasn't sure what he meant. Could I have been awarded the CBE.? – or could he? He explained. "Can't Be Everywhere'.
My source says: ‘The answer was “CBE” – palace-speak for “Can’t be everywhere.”’
name
1
Commander of the Order of the British Empire.
2
Initialism of Christians for Biblical Equality.
3
Council of Science Editors:
4
Council of Science Editors:
noun
1
Component Boolean Expression
2
Calculated Best Estimate
3
Command Budget Estimate
4
Common Base Event
5
Calgary Board of Education
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'CBE, Minister,' he replied, unhappily. I wasn't sure what he meant. Could I have been awarded the CBE.? – or could he? He explained. "Can't Be Everywhere'.
Wiktionary02
My source says: ‘The answer was “CBE” – palace-speak for “Can’t be everywhere.”’
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