Thursday, September 9, 2010

Functional Language and Expressions

Make it easier: To arrange things in order to make them easier

Make do: make sth happening

Make a difference: To stand out (something or yourself) in order to establish the difference among the others

Make a point: To emphasize your own opinion about something

Make time: to dedicate some time to do something specific

Make or break: something decisive for something or someone

Make the most of something: to take advantage of a situation or object in order to make it more productive, lasting, etc.

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To name but two, three, etc.: to give to or three examples about sth

To name but a few: Just to name a couple of thing among a world of possibilities

To mention but two: the first one 

Such as: like

In particular: something in specific

Among other things: between many other things

For instance, for example: to give examples about something

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 Idioms

To be under the weather: to feel down

To be given a clean bill of health: to be in a good state of health, having good health

To be at death’s door: to feel so ill, that you can’t handle it

To be going/coming down with something: you’re about to get ill
A bug going around: there’s a virus in the environment. Everyone is getting sick

To be in good shape: to have a good physic, being physically fit


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Functional language “Changing the subject”

That reminds me: because of something said recently, I remembered another thing

Anyway, as I was saying: taking up again something said before

By the way: related to that, I’m gonna tell you something

Come to think of it: now that I remember, this or that happened…

Talking of: we’re talking about something/ someone, so we’re starting a new conversation with another details of the same thing

As for: and related to you… and about you…

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