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to be serious about sth

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  • serious — adj. 1 bad/dangerous VERBS ▪ be, look, seem, sound ▪ become, get ▪ By this time the riots were getting serious. ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

  • speak to somebody (about something) — ˈspeak to sb (about sth) derived (informal) to talk to sb in a serious way about sth wrong they have done, to try to stop them doing it again • This is the third time I ve had to speak to him about being late. Main entry: ↑speakderived …   Useful english dictionary

  • ˈplay at sth — phrasal verb 1) to do something without being very serious about it 2) what is he/she playing at? used when you think that someone is behaving in a stupid or careless way …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • ˌtighten (sth) ˈup — phrasal verb to be stricter or more serious about something such as a policy or rule Airport security has been tightened up since September 11.[/ex] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • bring sth about phrasal — verb (T) to make something happen: Computers have brought about many changes in the workplace. bring sb/sth around/round phrasal verb (T) 1 bring the conversation around/round to to deliberately and gradually introduce a new subject into a… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • talk sth down — UK US talk sth down Phrasal Verb with talk({{}}/tɔːk/ verb [I] ► to talk about something in a way that makes it seem less important or less serious than it really is: »He talked down the cost of the project …   Financial and business terms

  • ˌlaugh sth ˈoff — phrasal verb to joke about something in order to show that you think that it is not important or serious …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • ˈtoy with sth — phrasal verb 1) to think about an idea in a way that is not serious I ve been toying with the idea of starting my own business.[/ex] 2) to keep touching or moving something …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • talk — talk1 W1S1 [to:k US to:k] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(conversation)¦ 2¦(serious subject)¦ 3¦(say words)¦ 4¦(a speech)¦ 5¦(secret information)¦ 6 talk sense/rubbish/nonsense etc 7 talk (some) sense into somebody 8 talk to yourself 9 know what you are talking… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • matter — mat|ter1 W1S1 [ˈmætə US ər] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(SUBJECT/SITUATION)¦ 2 matters 3¦(MATERIAL)¦ 4 as a matter of fact 5 what s the matter?/something s the matter/nothing s the matter etc 6.) the truth/fact of the matter is (that) 7 for that matter 8 be… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • mean — 1 /mi:n/ verb (T) past tense and past participle meant /ment/ 1 HAVE A PARTICULAR MEETING (not in progressive) to have or represent a particular meaning: What does Konbanwa mean in English? It means Good Evening . | The red light means Stop . |… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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