Bar
Foil
Foil verb - To prevent from achieving a goal.
Usage example: in popular fiction the hero will always foil the villain's plans
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| good | good bar | good foil |
| nice | nice bar | nice foil |
| complete | complete bar | complete foil |
| original | original bar | original foil |
| Other adjectives: straight, blue, thin, new, red. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Towards the end of the episode we find out this is food (wrapped in coppery foil), although admittedly in the form of single bars capable of feeding a family for a month per bar, and giving them immunization boosters to boot.
Source: Worthless Yellow Rocks -
Being a Straw Political and Foil to Homer, Ned Flanders is portrayed as this in later episodes, though prior to Flanderization, he was shown to own a bar within his home.
Source: The Teetotaler -
Every Episode Ending: A lot of episodes end with either characters giving a round to everyone in the bar or the neighbour expressing his frustration after the main characters foil their most recent scheme.
Source: Series / FC De Kampioenen
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