GMP - 21/Jan/2011

[Morning words]

- give sth. back to sb.  ex) Give back my seat.

1. to return something to its owner 

You can't have it. Give it back! 

Have you given back the money you borrowed from your father? 

Can you lend me $20? I'll give it back to you later. 

The new law gives some power back to the people. 

The operation gave him back the use of his legs. 

[NOTE] Could you give me back my pen?

2. to do something which benefits a group of people because they have done something for you

 I'd like to give something back to the community.

-  bounce back   ex) Bounce back after disaster.

: to recover well after you have been ill/sick or had a difficult time 

No matter what happens, she always bounces back very quickly.

- cut back on    ex) How can we cut back on the expenses?

1. to reduce something such as the amount somebody spends or produces 

The recession means that everyone is cutting back. 

We've had to cut back on staff to save money. 

2. (especially AmE) to eat, drink or use less of a particular thing, usually for your health 

I smoke too much. I must cut back. 

The doctor's told me to cut back on red meat.

[Screen English]

- catharsis

- We need + 사람 + to 동작

: We need people to have a positive emotional reaction to all of this.

- That might / could / must / doesn't work. 

- to follow in sb's footsteps

[Play English]

- sophomore jinx

- I compare you to a kiss from a rose on the grave.

- The more I get of you, the stranger I feel.

- Your rose is in bloom.

[TPL]

- Don't you think it's too ...

   sloppy? / extreme? / noisy? / ostentatious?

A : Do you like the portrait I painted of you?

B : Don't you think it's too sloppy?

A : No, that's just how I see you.

- Do you think we can succeed? Let's go for it.

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* sloppy

1.[ADJ] [disapproval] If you describe someone's work or activities as sloppy, you mean they have been done in a careless and lazy way.  

He has little patience for sloppy work from colleagues.

2.[ADJ] If you describe someone or something as sloppy, you mean that they are sentimental and romantic.  

It's ideal for people who like a sloppy movie. (= slushy)

* ostentatious

1.[ADJ] [disapproval, FORMAL] If you describe something as ostentatious, you disapprove of it because it is expensive and is intended to impress people.  

an ostentatious wedding reception.

2.[ADJ] [disapproval, FORMAL] If you describe someone as ostentatious, you disapprove of them because they want to impress people with their wealth or importance.  

Obviously he had plenty of money and was generous in its use without being ostentatious.

3.[ADJ] [usu ADJ n] You can describe an action or behaviour as ostentatious when it is done in an exaggerated way to attract people's attention.  

His wife was fairly quiet but she is not an ostentatious person anyway.