Unique English

Essential Grammar

1.What about +ing….?

E.g what about going to the cinema?

What about eating to the spaghetti?

What about having launch with me?

What about having dinner with me?

What about studying English?

2.How about+ing……..?(when need ask suggest or openine from someone)(what about and how about
are uses interchangable)

3.would you mind +ing……..?

Would you mind coming my home?

Yes, I would.

No, I wouldn’t

4. would you mind if………

would you mind if you come my home?

5.Do you mind+ing………?

Do you mind coming my home?

Yes, I do

No, I don’t

6.Do you mind if +ing………?

Do you mind if you coming my home?

7. whereabouts

8.Whe abouts
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1.Like it or lump it …..meaning…to have to accept a situation even though you do not like it, because you
cannot do anything to change it

2.In the worst way….. meaning ..Very much or In the extremely degree

3.on record…..used in reference to the making of an official or public statement.

4.of the record….. , a communication that may not be publicly disclosed

5. Outgoing…….A . friendly and socially

"she's always been very outgoing and she's got heaps of friends"

His outgoing personality made him popular at school.

B. leaving an office or position. Departing/retiring

"the outgoing Prime Minister"

C. directed to an intended recipient

outgoing mail
6 Touchy…. easily upset or offended; oversensitive.
"she's a little touchy about her age"

….of an issue or situation) requiring careful handling; delicate

"the monarchy has become a touchy topic"

7.To keep a low profile…to avoid attracting attention to yourself:

He's been in a little trouble recently so he's trying to keep a low profile.

…..Stay out of public notice, avoid attracting attention to oneself. For example, Until his appointment
becomes official, Ted is keeping a low profile.

.. to avoid doing things that will make people notice you

8.what’s done is done. …..meaning something along the line of: the consequence of a situation is
now out of your control, that is, "there's no changing the past, so learn from it and move on

….said when you cannot change something that has already happened

9. In the flesh/ In person…….in person or (of a thing) in its actual state.

"they decided that they should meet Alexander in the flesh"

….If you meet or see someone in the flesh, you actually meet or see them, rather than, for example,
seeing them in a film or on television.
10.Have a fit/ Throw a fit……to be very angry or shocked If your mother finds out about this, she’ll
have a fit.

…..tobecome very angry or worried, often shouting a lot: She'll throw a

fit when she sees the mess you've made.
….to become extremely excited or angry
Your father will throw a fit when he hears what you have done

11.Sorry to butt in ….To interrupt someone or something. I'm sorry to butt in, but I have
some information that might help.

12.Pass out ….become unconscious.

"he consumed enough alcohol to make him pass out"

……to become unconscious for a short time,
for example when ill, badly hurt, or drunk:
I was hit on the head and passed out.

13. It’s down to you/him/her/them/us…….if something is down to

someone, they are responsible for dealing with it or for making
decisions about it.
Whether you stay in the team or not is entirely down to you. It's down
to the prime minister to find out what went wrong.
.. to be someone's responsibility or decision:
It's down to me to find a suitable person for the job.