Tuesday, November 07, 2017

NI2 7/11/17

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On returning to Sidney

no longer/not any longer
used when something used to happen or be true in the past but does not happen or is not true now
The extra workers won’t be needed any longer.
It’s no longer a secret.
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In everyday English, people usually say not any longer or not anymore (especially AmE)/not any more (BrE), rather than no longer, which sounds slightly formal or literary:
He no longer lives here. → He doesn’t live here any longer OR anymore.

Sorry for

if something bad happens to you on top of something else, it happens when you have other problems
-On top of everything else, I now have to go to work next Saturday!

To add insult to injury

I could use a hug

A softer approach

bow /baʊ/ ●●○ verb 
1 [intransitive] to bend the top part of your body forward in order to show respect for someone important, or as a way of thanking an audience
 She bowed and left the stage.
 Corbett entered the room, bowing respectfully.
 The servant bowed low and handed his master the sealed note.
bow before/to
 He bowed before the king.

flirt/flɜːt $ flɜːrt/ verb [intransitive] 
to behave towards someone in a way that shows that you are sexually attracted to them, although you do not really want a relationship with them
flirt with
 She accused him of flirting with other women.
 She was flirting outrageously (=a lot) with some of the managers.

miserable /ˈmɪzərəbəl/ ●●● S3 W3 adjective 
1 extremely unhappy, for example because you feel lonely, cold, or badly treated
 I’ve been so miserable since Pat left me.
 I spent the weekend feeling miserable.
 Jan looks really miserable.

 Why do you make yourself miserable by taking on too much work?

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