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    but then

    US /bʌt ðɛn/

    ・

    UK /bʌt ðen/

    A1
    phr.PhraseUsed to introduce a contrasting or unexpected element.
    I was planning to go to the beach, but then it started raining.

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    Boost your metabolism and get rid of your belly fat

    24:13Boost your metabolism and get rid of your belly fat
    • But then there's something else.

      But then there's something else.

    • But then there's other foods that, as soon as you begin eating them, they force your metabolism to burn stored fat for energy.

      But then there's other foods that, as soon as you begin eating them, they force your metabolism to burn stored fat for energy.

    B1

    Benedict Cumberbatch’s resemblance to an otter – The Graham Norton Show: Series 18 Episode 9 – BBC

    05:04Benedict Cumberbatch’s resemblance to an otter – The Graham Norton Show: Series 18 Episode 9 – BBC
    • Okay, so we go that's right, but then then we found this picture

      Okay, so we go that's right, but then then we found this picture

    • So we thought we thought, "Oh, that's right." But then—then we found this picture.

      So we thought we thought, "Oh, that's right." But then—then we found this picture.

    B1

    Why Cat Bites Are Actually So Dangerous | RTC 35

    12:07Why Cat Bites Are Actually So Dangerous | RTC 35
    • But then if you go the oral route and you take oral antifungal medication, it is more likely to work,

      But then if you go the oral route and you take oral antifungal medication, it is more likely to work,

    • but then there are a more likely chance of you having a side effect.

      but then there are a more likely chance of you having a side effect.

    B1

    How Europe Lost Its Tech Giants

    09:10How Europe Lost Its Tech Giants
    • But then something changed: Europe lost its dominant position on the world stage.

      But then something changed: Europe lost its dominant position on the world stage.

    • But then….something changed.

      But then….something changed.

    B1

    I Hate High Heels

    02:30I Hate High Heels
    • But then there are those girls who are embarrassingly uncoordinated, and they have the complete opposite effect!

      But then there are those girls who are embarrassingly uncoordinated, and they have the complete opposite effect!

    • But then there are those girls who are embarrassingly uncoordinated and they have the complete opposite effect.

      But then there are those girls who are embarrassingly uncoordinated and they have the complete opposite effect.

    B1

    How About That...

    10:07How About That...
    • But then he goes and says, "I have no idea about the chronology," which was my fucking point.

      But then he goes and says, "I have no idea about the chronology," which was my fucking point.

    • but then he goes and says *I have no idea about the chronology*

      but then he goes and says *I have no idea about the chronology*

    B1

    7 YEARS IN JAPAN // MY REGRETS AND WEIRD EXPERIENCES

    17:267 YEARS IN JAPAN // MY REGRETS AND WEIRD EXPERIENCES
    • but then I was like 'hey, you go girl!' like...why not?!

      but then I was like 'hey, you go girl!' like...why not?!

    • and I was like, "Ooh, weird." But then I was like, "Hey, you go, girl." Why not?

      and I was like, "Ooh, weird." But then I was like, "Hey, you go, girl." Why not?

    A2

    How I Tricked My Brain Into Stopping Cravings

    08:25How I Tricked My Brain Into Stopping Cravings
    • But then as the night keeps going, I am craving some of the chocolate in the pantry.

      But then as the night keeps going, I am craving some of the chocolate in the pantry.

    • At first I'd think "I'll just have a little bit" but then it'd snowball until I am back to the eating habits I've always had, completely off-the-wagon.

      At first I'd think "I'll just have a little bit" but then it'd snowball until I am back to the eating habits I've always had, completely off-the-wagon.

    B2

    3 ways English learners shoot themselves in the foot!

    08:253 ways English learners shoot themselves in the foot!
    • The first way that English learners shoot themselves in the foot is when they say that they'll do something but then they don't.

      The first way that English learners shoot themselves in the foot is when they say that they'll do something but then they don't.

    • but then they don't.

      but then they don't.

    A2

    How "Dad Shoes" Turned New Balance Into A $5 Billion Brand

    10:46How "Dad Shoes" Turned New Balance Into A $5 Billion Brand
    • but then also having this carve out of their assortment where supply is intentionally restricted and kept below demand

      but then also having this carve out of their assortment where supply is intentionally restricted and kept below demand

    • for the masses, but then also having this carve out

      for the masses, but then also having this carve out

    B1