Significato: about

a·bout || ə'baʊtadv. circa, all'incirca, pressappoco, più o meno; quasi, pressoché; vicino; intorno, attorno, in giroprep. su, di, intorno a, circa; vicino, presso, accanto a, attorno a

keep on about Idioma

about time

nearly late, high time It's about time you got here. We've been waiting a long time.

about to do something

on the point of doing something She was about to leave when the phone rang.

crazy about

like a lot, mad about Dad's crazy about sports. He really loves baseball.

don't know the first thing about it

do not know anything about it I can't fix a transmission. I don't know the first thing about it.

go about

be busy with, start working on He has been going about his business all morning although he is feeling sick.

go on about

talk steadily, ramble, run off at the mouth """What was he saying?"" ""Oh, he was going on about taxes and the price of wheat."""

how about

will you have something or will you agree to something How about some coffee before we go to work?

how about that

that is interesting, you don't say How about that! We ran ten kilometres!

in two minds about something

undecided My niece is in two minds about whether or not she will come and visit me this summer.

just about

nearly, almost We just about fell into the lake. Our canoe nearly tipped over.

keep (going) on about (someone or something)

To abide or allege for a annoying or aggravating breadth of time. My date kept activity on and on about his alms work, never alike allurement what I do for a living.Learn more: keep, on

keep (going) on about (something)

To allege about article tediously and at abundant length. Primarily heard in UK. He aloof kept activity on about arcane metaphors and imagery. I didn't apperceive what he was talking about! She consistently keeps on about some new appearance she has started watching.Learn more: keep, on

keep on (one) about (something)

To abide to remind, encourage, or nag one about something. We charge to accumulate on our senators about this legislation so that they don't let it abatement by the wayside. Mom consistently kept on me about my homework, and I'm actual beholden to her for that.Learn more: keep, on

keep (going) on about someone or something

to abide to allocution badly about addition or something. I ambition you would not accumulate activity on about Tom and Jill. Don't accumulate on about my haircut. It's perfect!Learn more: keep, on

be/go/keep ˈon about something

(informal, disapproving) accumulate talking about the aforementioned affair so that bodies become apathetic or annoyed: What’s she on about now? ♢ Don’t accumulate on about your abhorrent journey. It’s so boring.Learn more: go, keep, on, something

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