today's idiom

ًَُturn someone off

Disgust someone

Example

When John burped after dinner  
   it really turned Sue off

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shape up or ship up 

Behave properly or leave

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 Example

You have to behave yourself
It is time for you to shape up or ship out

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phrasal verbs

do over
To repeat, to do again

Example:
I have to do over my homework
because I spilled ink on my paper

About

		1 About identifies a topic.

		Pattern 1: noun + be + about + noun This book is about prepositions.

		Nouns commonly used before about: argument, article, book, conversation, disagreement, discussion, joke, lecture, movie, news, play, program, report, speech, story

		Pattern 2: noun + about + noun She gave me advice about my loan.

		Nouns commonly used before about: assurance, complaint, comment, gossip, lie, question, statement, truth

		Pattern 3: verb + about + noun He often talks about his job.

		Verbs commonly used before about: agree, argue, brag, care, complain, cry, do, dream, forget, groan, hear, joke, know, laugh, lie, moan, pray, read, say, scream, sing, talk, think, wonder, worry, yell

		Expressions:

		to see about—

		1. to delay a decision until more information is known We want to buy a house, but we will see about that later.

		2. to get information about I called that office to see about getting a job there.

		to find out about—to get information about She called the school to find out about her daughter's behavior.

		Pattern 4: verb + noun + about She knows something about airplanes.

		Typical verbs used with this pattern: ask, find out, know, learn, say

		Typical nouns used before about: a little, a lot, quite a bit, nothing, something, very little

		Pattern 5: verb + indirect object + about + noun They asked me about my trip.

		Verbs commonly used with this pattern: advise, ask, bother, contact, harass, question, remind, teach, tell, write

		Pattern 6: adjective + about + noun They were very kind about our late arrival.

		Adjectives commonly used before about: charming, kind, nasty, nice, mean, rude, sweet, understanding, unkind

		2 About can identify the cause of an emotion or condition.

		Pattern: adjective + about + noun We are excited about our vacation.

About

1. 		1 About identifies a topic.

2. 		Pattern 1: noun + be + about + noun This book is about prepositions.

3. 		Nouns commonly used before about: argument, article, book, conversation, disagreement, discussion, joke, lecture, movie, news, play, program, report, speech, story

4. 		Pattern 2: noun + about + noun She gave me advice about my loan.

5. 		Nouns commonly used before about: assurance, complaint, comment, gossip, lie, question, statement, truth

6. 		Pattern 3: verb + about + noun He often talks about his job.

7. 		Verbs commonly used before about: agree, argue, brag, care, complain, cry, do, dream, forget, groan, hear, joke, know, laugh, lie, moan, pray, read, say, scream, sing, talk, think, wonder, worry, yell

8. 		Expressions:

9. 		to see about—

10. 		1. to delay a decision until more information is known We want to buy a house, but we will see about that later.

11. 		2. to get information about I called that office to see about getting a job there.

12. 		to find out about—to get information about She called the school to find out about her daughter's behavior.

13. 		Pattern 4: verb + noun + about She knows something about airplanes.

14. 		Typical verbs used with this pattern: ask, find out, know, learn, say

15. 		Typical nouns used before about: a little, a lot, quite a bit, nothing, something, very little

16. 		Pattern 5: verb + indirect object + about + noun They asked me about my trip.

17. 		Verbs commonly used with this pattern: advise, ask, bother, contact, harass, question, remind, teach, tell, write

18. 		Pattern 6: adjective + about + noun They were very kind about our late arrival.

19. 		Adjectives commonly used before about: charming, kind, nasty, nice, mean, rude, sweet, understanding, unkind

20. 		2 About can identify the cause of an emotion or condition.

21. 		Pattern: adjective + about + noun We are excited about our vacation.

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compound nouns

strong- headed, skinned, dressed, minded, hearted, behaved, tempered
well- headed, skinned, dressed, minded, hearted, behaved, tempered
quick- headed, skinned, dressed, minded, hearted, behaved, tempered
light- headed, skinned, dressed, minded, hearted, behaved, tempered
cold- headed, skinned, dressed, minded, hearted, behaved, tempered
half- headed, skinned, dressed, minded, hearted, behaved, tempered
open- headed, skinned, dressed, minded, hearted, behaved, tempered