BRING ABOUT and FACTOR IN

Enthralling question, ny friend:

Here goes

Bring about means to cause.

e.g.

Land reform brought about some people to move to the country.

or

like in this book title:

The Hollow Hope: Can Courts Bring About Social Change?

Factor in means include as an important element; take into account.


If we factor in his amazing effort to quit smoking, we must say he was responsible for his success.

or


How do child care costs get factored in?

http://family-law.freeadvice.com/child_support/child_care_costs.htm

RAIN ON MY PARADE

Sergio,

thanks for your interest in my blog. But let's get down to business.

RAIN ON MY PARADE is an expression that means 'spoil my plans'

e.g.

Don't rain on my parade. I have plans to visit my folks on the holidays.

or

Get ready for me love
'Cause I'm a "comer"
I simply gotta march
My heart's a drummer
Don't bring around the cloud to rain on my parade

Bobby Darin - Don't Rain on My Parade Lyrics

also, you can say:

don't burst my bubble. got it?

UPTAKE

Uptake

Don't ask Jess about anything. He's really slow on the uptake.

- understanding; mental grasp

WEAR THIN

Wear thin

verb


- become less appealing, less interesting or less tolerable.


e.g.

You want to dump this board game on me because it wore thin.

or

Australian broadband is fake and our patience wore thin quicker.

http://www.facebook.com/posted.php?id=6795543421

LOGY

Hey everyone

To answer Barbara's question:

Logy means lacking in energy; sluggish

e.g.

After taking a strong pain-killer, she felt logy.

or

"Initiated by the bite of a deer tick that has previously fed on an infected mouse, vole, or white-tailed deer, the victim first feels logy, headachy and strangely disconnected ..."

http://www.mvtimes.com/calendar/2006/05/04/off_north_road.php

clear?

LAY OFF

Right to the point:

LAY OFF - to dismiss (an employee), esp. temporarily because of slack business.

e.g.

"A lot of people are getting laid off," says Jennifer Bender, vice president at Central Casting. "So we have quite a variety of people coming in looking for ways to make extra money, and it's a good way to supplement their income until they can figure out what to do with their next career."

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=104848039

RAMP UP

Hey

With the news of this swine flu, this word has come up ubiquitously.


e.g.

Labs confirmed they are going to ramp up production of anti virus medicine.

or

Influenza vaccine companies are being told to ramp up production of anti-virus vaccines.(politicolnews)

RAMP UP

TAPER OFF

A flood will be inevitable if the storm doesn't start to taper off soon.

Were you able to figure out the meaning?









Taper off means to cease by degrees.
Did it help, Sonia?

RIGHT OFF THE BAT

Hi again

I can't get her phone number right off the bat, but I can get it for you soon.

Did you get the meaning?

She said, right off the bat, that if a photo is in their system, it is considered a "file photo. ..."

www.flickr.com/groups/85408530@N00/discuss/72157607797025817/

Right off the bar means immediately. It is believed to have something to do with the speed of a baseball being hit.

That's it!

PULL SOMETHING OFF

Hey, dudes

Pull something off means to acomplish something successfully; especially something that is somewhat difficult.

e.g.

Meg wasn't sure she could ace the English test, but she pulled it off.

or

If the stadiums in the capitals are not built, the Euro 2012 will go to neither country. What’s amazing and to the host countries’ credit, the reaction was swift coming only two days later, and united making me wonder that Poland and Ukraine just might pull this off - to become the first former communist countries to host a Euro championship.

http://the8thcircle.com/2008/11/14/they-just-might-pull-it-off-in-2012/

capicci?

GET A KICK OUT OF SOMETHING

Hey you,

To get a kick out of something is to be amused by a situation.

e.g.

Brian: What did you tell on me at school today?
Cindy:To get a kick out of it.

or

Bullies may get kick out of seeing others in pain

Aggressive teens' brains light up at the sight of distress, experts say

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27592980/

That's it!

See you.

LACONIC

Hi fellows,

Laconic is an adjective and it means concise; using few words to communicate.


e.g.

No one was surprised Brian's acceptance speech had 12 words. He's always had the reputation for being laconic.

or

Bill Murray, the actor, has become increasingly minimal, increasingly mysterious.

He’s always been sardonic, always been laconic, always appeared smarter and a tad bitter in even more mainstream hits like Stripes, Ghostbusters, and Groundhog Day.

http://sunsetgun.typepad.com/sunsetgun/2005/08/bill_i_love_you.html

O.K.?

FALL BACK ON

Hi everyone

Sorry it took me a while to answer.

Fall back on means to have recourse to save you in case of an emergency.

For instance,

Whenever I can, I save some money from my pay. I think this is wise because I can have something to fall back on in case I lose my job.

or

Josh Brolin, supporting actor for Milk
"Don't do it, become a lawyer; have something to fall back on." —On his father's advice when he became an actor.

http://www.tvguide.com/News/Oscar-Nominees-Quotes-1003093.aspx

See?

See you next time.

BASK

Hello

I got this question by email (yes, you can always email me and ask for privacy).

Bask is to enjoy a pleasant situation.

E.g. As soon as I am finished, I am going to bask in my favorite tropical beach.

Clear?

See you soon.