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Re: Rachel's explanation for escaping her wedding. The comedy series Friends.

Osee — Thu, 24 May 2007 01:51:04 GMT

Hi Tidus, thanks a lot for your help. The picture is great and funny!

BTW, why gravy boat turned on Rachel sexually?

Tidus wrote:

1) the laughter is because the interuption comes just at the exciting part. It's not real laughter - it's known as 'canned laughter' that the producers add to stress parts that are supposed to be funny. Often they're not funny at all.

2) 'turned on' means get excited - usually sexually.

3) "That's when it hit me" is an idiom meaning 'that's when I realised'.

4) Mr Potato head is a children's toy/cartoon. Here's a picture - Mr Potato Head is on the right:

Re: Rachel's explanation for escaping her wedding. The comedy series Friends.

Tidus — Wed, 23 May 2007 16:49:02 GMT

1) the laughter is because the interuption comes just at the exciting part. It's not real laughter - it's known as 'canned laughter' that the producers add to stress parts that are supposed to be funny. Often they're not funny at all.

2) 'turned on' means get excited - usually sexually.

3) "That's when it hit me" is an idiom meaning 'that's when I realised'.

4) Mr Potato head is a children's toy/cartoon. Here's a picture - Mr Potato Head is on the right:

Re: Married to/with

Pucca — Mon, 07 May 2007 19:06:08 GMT

Nona, you are right, no one is perfect but I told the teacher what I was taught in my academy(?) and she continued saying that she was right. I have to say that I didn't say it in front of other classmates, I just waited until the end of the class to go to her desk and tell her so but she got offended I guess.. (I know, I know it's a normal thing to get offended when someone says that what you said is wrong and more if you are the teacher..)

Grammar Geek wrote:
I'll tell you what confuses me sometimes, though - the verb "married." It can mean "uniting yourself in marriage" or "performing the wedding cermony." So when you hear "Tom is Ellen's best friend. In fact, he married her last June when she finally tied the knot with Peter," it can be confusing unless you know that Tom is a minister or a judge or someone who is allowed to perform a wedding ceremony.

Barb, if you hadn't what Tom was, I wouldn't have understood it! (I think I understood it..)

"Tied the knot with Peter" Is this an idiom which means..get married?

To prevent missunderstandings, I will use "married with" only with natives..

Thanks for what you are doing!

Re: marriage

Maple — Fri, 25 Aug 2006 06:06:09 GMT

Now I think I've found my comprehension bug of the word "prevent" in post 258916.

I failed to comprehend that the meaning of "from-happening" is already possessed by the word "prevent" itself. See:

We took steps to prevent the strike.= We took steps to keep the strike from happening.

We must prevent their wedding ceremony = We must keep their wedding ceremony from taking place.

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CalifJim wrote:
Maybe it's a this-side-of-the-pond / that-side-of-the-pond thing, ............

"a this-side-of-the-pond/that-side-of-the-pond thing" This is my first time to see this idiom, but let me guess its meaning: The views are different from the two sides of the pond. So this is not a matter of right-or-wrong, but a matter of on which position one stands.

Re: Medical Titles and Their Abbreviations

StyxNStonzzz — Fri, 03 Jun 2005 21:01:29 GMT

Hey, you forgot about all the other things "do" could stand for, like:

do.
abbreviation for ditto.

.do
abbreviation: Dominican Republic (in Internet addresses).

n. Music
The first tone of the diatonic scale in solfeggio.

n. Slang pl. dos
A hairdo.

v. did, (dd) done, (dn) doÂ·ing, does (dz)
v. tr.

To perform or execute: do one's assigned task; do a series of business deals.
To fulfill the requirements of: did my duty at all times.
To carry out; commit: a crime that had been done on purpose.

To produce, especially by creative effort: do a play on Broadway.
To play the part or role of in a creative production: did Elizabeth I in the film.
To mimic: âdoing the Southern voice, improvising it inventively as he goes alongâ (William H. Pritchard).

To bring about; effect: Crying won't do any good now.
To render; give: do equal justice to the opposing sides; do honor to one's family.
To put forth; exert: Do the best you can.

To attend to in such a way as to take care of or put in order: did the bedrooms before the guests arrived.
To prepare for further use especially by washing: did the dishes.

To set or style (the hair).
To apply cosmetics to: did her face.
To have as an occupation or profession: Have you decided what you will do after college?
To work out by studying: do a homework assignment.
Used as a substitute for an antecedent verb: He can play the piano, and I can do that, too.
Informal.
To travel (a specified distance): do a mile in four minutes.
To make a tour of; visit: â [He] did 15 countries of Western Europe in only a few daysâ (R.W. Apple, Jr.).

To be sufficient in meeting the needs of; serve: This room will do us very nicely.
Informal. To serve (a prison term): did time in jail; did five years for tax fraud.
Slang. To cheat; swindle: do a relative out of an inheritance.
Slang. To take (drugs) illegally: âIf you do drugs you are going to be in continual troubleâ (Jimmy Breslin).
Slang. To kill; murder.
Vulgar Slang. To have sex with; bring to orgasm.

v. intr.
To behave or conduct oneself; act: Do as I say and you won't get into trouble.

To get along; fare: students who do well at school.
To carry on; manage: I could do without your interference.
To make good use of something because of need: I could do with a hot bath.

To serve a specified purpose: This coat will do for another season.
To be proper or fitting: Such behavior just won't do.
To take place; happen: What's doing in London this time of year?
Used as a substitute for an antecedent verb: worked as hard as everyone else did.
Used after another verb for emphasis: Run quickly, do!

v. aux.
Used with the infinitive without to in questions, negative statements, and inverted phrases: Do you understand? I did not sleep well. Little did we know what was in store for us.
Used as a means of emphasis: I do want to be sure.

n. pl. dos or do's
A statement of what should be done: a list of the dos and don'ts of management.
Informal. An entertainment; a party: attended a big do at the embassy.
A commotion.
Chiefly British Slang. A swindle; a cheat.
Archaic. Duty; deed.
Slang. Fecal matter; excrement.

Phrasal Verbs:
do by
To behave with respect to; deal with: The children have done well by their aged parents.
do for
To care or provide for; take care of.
do in Slang
To tire completely; exhaust: The marathon did me in.
To kill.
To ruin utterly: Huge losses on the stock market did many investors in.
do up
To adorn or dress lavishly: The children were all done up in matching outfits.
To wrap and tie (a package).
To fasten: do up the buttons on a dress.
do without
To manage despite the absence of: We had to do without a telephone on the island.

Idioms:
can/could do without
To prefer not to experience or deal with: I could do without their complaints.
do a disappearing act Informal
To vanish.
do away with
To make an end of; eliminate.
To destroy; kill.
do it Vulgar Slang
To engage in sexual intercourse.
do (one) proud
To act or perform in a way that gives cause for pride.
do (one's) bit
To make an individual contribution toward an overall effort.
do (one's) business
Slang To defecate. Used especially of a pet.
do (one's) own thing Slang
To do what one does best or finds most enjoyable: âI get paid to try cases and to do my thing on trialâ (Bruce Cutler).

D.O.
abbr.

Doctor of Osteopathy

Main Entry: do
Function: verb
Inflected Forms: did; done; doÂ·ing; does
transitive verb 1 : PERFORM, EXECUTE
2 : COMMIT verbal auxiliary âused with the infinitive without to to form present and past tenses in legal and parliamentary language âdo business : to be engaged in business activities (as soliciting sales); specifically : to engage in activities sufficient to subject a foreign company to the personal jurisdiction of a state âsee also DOING BUSINESS STATUTE

Main Entry: DO
Function: abbreviation
1 doctor of osteopathy
2 doctor of optometry

Main Entry: dissolved oxygen
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: the amount of oxygen dissolved in a body of water as an indication of the degree of health of the water and its ability to support a balanced aquatic ecosystem; also, the amount of free (not chemically combined) oxygen dissolved in water, wastewater, or other liquid, usually expressed in milligrams per liter, parts per million, or percent of saturation; abbr. DO

do

n 1: an uproarious party [syn: bash, brawl] 2: the syllable naming the first (tonic) note of any major scale in solmization [syn: doh, ut] 3: doctor's degree in osteopathy [syn: Doctor of Osteopathy, DO] v 1: engage in; "make love, not war"; "make an effort"; "do research"; "do nothing"; "make revolution" [syn: make] 2: carry out or perform an action; "John did the painting, the weeding, and he cleaned out the gutters"; "the skater executed a triple pirouette"; "she did a little dance" [syn: perform, execute] 3: get (something) done; "I did my job" [syn: perform] 4: proceed or get along; "How is she doing in her new job?"; "How are you making out in graduate school?"; "He's come a long way" [syn: fare, make out, come, get along] 5: give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally; "cause a commotion"; "make a stir"; "cause an accident" [syn: cause, make] 6: carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions; "practice law" [syn: practice, practise, exercise] 7: be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity; "A few words would answer"; "This car suits my purpose well"; "Will $100 do?"; "A 'B' grade doesn't suffice to get me into medical school"; "Nothing else will serve" [syn: suffice, answer, serve] 8: create or design, often in a certain way; "Do my room in blue"; "I did this piece in wood to express my love for the forest" [syn: make] [ant: unmake] 9: behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself; "You should act like an adult"; "Don't behave like a fool"; "What makes her do this way?"; "The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people" [syn: act, behave] 10: spend time in prison or in a labor camp; "He did six years for embezzlement" [syn: serve] 11: carry on or manage; "We could do with a little more help around here" [syn: manage] 12: arrange attractively; "dress my hair for the wedding" [syn: dress, arrange, set, coif, coiffe, coiffure] 13: travel or traverse (a distance); "This car does 150 miles per hour"; "We did 6 miles on our hike every day"

do

1. repeat loop.

2. The country code for Dominican Republic.

(1999-06-10)

Sheesh!

Re: Phrasal verbs : call on/in/out.

Mister Micawber — Mon, 22 Nov 2004 09:47:19 GMT

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.