- to be shaken up : to be shock, scared, a little confused after sth dramatic
Tarik: Are you okay? Stacey: Yeah, I think so. I'm just a little shaken up, but look at my car!
- to total a car : to destroy it completely by accident
Good thing, though, it wasn't totaled.
- to crash into sb/sth: to hit sb while moving at high speed
- to rear ended sb : your car hits back of sb car
You crashed into me! You rear ended me!
- to swerve : to turn (a car) shortly, quickly, certainly
- to slam on your brake : to stop car very quickly
That's only because you swerved in front of me and slammed on your brakes!
- to jibe : to match
That's your account of what happened, and it doesn't jibe with mine
- to battle it out : to argue or fight
I say we each call our respective insurance companies and let them battle it out.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/radio/specials/1210_how_to_converse/page5.shtml
To be honest , I don't really like it => softer
To be honest , I really don't like it => stronger
| Language for expressing likes | |||
| Subject | Adverb | Verb | Noun |
| I | (really) | don't like can't stand | it them ice cream Chinese food playing football watching TV |
| About the adverb 'really'. This adverb as we have seen is very useful in making what you say stronger. When talking about things you don't like though it can have a different meaning depending on where you put it in the sentence. For example: "I really don't like it!" This means you have a strong dislike of something. BUT "I don't really like it." This is not very strong. It means that you do not like something, but it is not a very strong dislike. | |||
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Thanks,
Duy Lam
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