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beef
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/biːf/
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/bif/
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Compare **beef** as meat, a complaint, and a disagreement; identify the context clues for each meaning.
Explain why **beef** is usually uncountable for meat but can be countable in **a beef**.
Learn the informal patterns **have a beef with someone** and **beef about something**; give an example of each.
Compare **beef about** (complain) with **beef up** (strengthen) and use both in sentences.
Give neutral or formal alternatives to **beef** in **They have a beef** and **He beefs about the weather**.
Check how natural **beeves** sounds in the examples: explain its meaning and suggest a more common wording for the food example.
Write five B2-level sentences using different meanings or expressions with **beef**, then label each meaning.
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