ngamary
07-25-2005, 12:30 AM
Dear Teachers,
1) You’ll go nuts over this new game.
-What does this mean?
2) - Don’t get too downhearted.
- Don’t be too frustrated.
- Do these have the same meaning?
3) I will probably start bailing out.
-What does this mean?
4) Just let things take their pace.
-What does this mean?
Thanks a lot.
Ngamary.
sc231426
07-25-2005, 06:45 AM
1) to go nuts over something = to like very much, be excited about, go crazy over
2) "frustrated" and "downhearted" do not mean the same thing.
downhearted = low in spirit, depressed, sad.
frustrated = annoyed, angry, or impatient because problems have not been resolved or work is taking longer than necessary, etc.
I can get frustrated when:
- I've been on the phone with the telephone company for three hours, and they still won't admit to charging me too much last month.
- I've been working on my computer for hours, but I still can't figure out why the printer won't work.
- I've been sitting (driving) in traffic so long, I'm going to be late to my appointment.
- etc.
3)
to bail out = to give up, to abandon as a responsibility, to escape from a situation that's too unpleasant/dangerous/difficult to continue.
This definition fits in with your usage of the idiom intransitively. Note that, when used transitively, it can mean "to rescue out of an unpleasant/dangerous/difficult situation."
Examples from answers.com:
- The company was not doing well, so John decided to bail out while he could still find another job.
- The brothers were in serious financial difficulty, but instead of trying to improve their situation themselves, they were counting on an inheritance to bail them out.
4)
"Just let things take their pace."
=Be patient. Don't try to force things to happen. Understand that what you want to happen may not happen, but there's not much you can do about it. Things will resolve on their own. Just wait and see how they turn out.
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