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adomi
#56694 Mon, 22 Nov 04 09:16 AM
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Hi Mister Micawber,
Thanks for being so patient. As you said, I can look those experssions up in my dictionnary,and really that's what I do,but generally I do understand the meaning with the help of an example.
Here is another set of expressions wich use TURN.
Turn on/off : I guess it is like putting the radio the computer or the light on/off ; Am I right?
If yes what about : turn up/out
Thank you
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Mister Micawber
#56708 Mon, 22 Nov 04 09:47 AM
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That's why I said that you need to get a phrasal verb book or two. There are hundreds of them, so it will take you forever to get all the answers here. I certainly don't mind looking at them in small increments, however:
You're right about 'turn on/off'. They also have an emotional/sexual connotation: 'I am turned off by a sassy atttitude / aggressive women / watery potato salad'. And in reference to paying attention: 'I turned off when the speaker began droning on about trivialities'.
'Turn up/down' in the same context of radios, stoves, and other adjustable appliances means to increase/decrease the output, intensity, etc. 'I turn on the radio in the morning to listen to the news, but if I turn it up too loud, the neighbors complain and ask me to turn it down'.
'Turn up' also means appear or discover: 'I turned up late for my own wedding'; 'I finally turned up my other slipper-- it was under the bed, and I couldn't find it.'
'Turn down' also means reject: 'I turned down the job offer'. And 'fold': 'My mother turned down my bed at bedtime'; 'I turned down my hat brim when the rain began'.
PS: I'm moving this thread to Vocabulary & Idioms.
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