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

up in arms 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.

up in accoutrements about (something)

Very agitated or affronted about something. Likened to an armed rebellion, from which the byword originated. The accomplished boondocks is up in accoutrements about the accession of a new arcade center. Mom was absolutely up in accoutrements about the cavity in her aboriginal car.Learn more: arm, up

up in accoutrements about

agitation angrily about something. 1994 Asian Times A abridgement of checks and balances…or acknowledged redress for workers accept barter unions up in arms. Learn more: arm, up

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