(it) (really) doesn't matter to me
I have no preference. A: "Where do you want to go to dinner?" B: "It doesn't matter to me. Any place you pick is fine." A: "You like the blue or the white paint better?" B: "Doesn't matter to me. It's your house, so you choose." If I'm being honest, both of those movies sound terrible, so it really doesn't matter to me which one we see.
be (really) something
To be particularly noteworthy, remarkable, interesting, special, or impressive. Wow, this new car of yours is really something! A: "I hope we get a chance to meet the band after the concert." B: "Yeah, now that would be really something!" That intern has worked here for one day and already asked for a week off? Wow, she's really something!
be a toss-up
To be a situation in which the outcome cannot be predicted or a decision between two things is very close. I don't know which team will win. Both have done so well this season that it's a toss-up. Should I take the entry level position, or go back to school? It's really a toss-up in my mind. Which movie was better? Well, I liked them both a lot, so it's a toss-up for me.
be fed up (with someone or something)
To be irritated, exasperated, bored, or disgusted with someone or something. I'm really fed up listening to all your complaining! We're fed up with our car, but we just can't afford a new one right now. The whole department is just so fed up with our new manager. Everything he does seems designed to make us angry.
be shook up
slang To be rattled, agitated, or excited. Usually modified by an adverb of degree. We were really shook up after hearing gunshots so close to our house. He just got a foreclosure notice, so he's pretty shook up right now. I'm kind of shook up over this beautiful new girl in my class.
be worked up
To be in a state of mental or emotional agitation. Often modified as "all worked up" or "really worked up." You're worked up over nothing—I'm sure the doctor will tell you it's nothing. Mom was really worked up when I spoke to her on the phone. The professor said she really needed to speak with me later, and now I'm all worked up that I might be failing the course!
fly
slang
1. Having an awareness of what is hip and current. Maria is fly—she'll be able to tell you the best club to go to. Aunt Jane, you're pretty fly if you're going to underground EDM concerts! I'm not fly, so I don't know where young people hang out today!
2. Fashionable; cool. Those sunglasses are really fly. A: "That's a fly shirt." B: "Thanks! My younger brother designed it." Check out my fly new sneakers!
get (one) going
1. To cause someone to begin enthusiastically discussing some topic. Don't get Grandpa going about the weather unless you want to hear about the Farmers' Almanac all night. A: "OK, why exactly are you mad at Dante?" B: "Oh, don't get me going! He's a real creep, I'll tell you that much." All right, who got Uncle Fred going on tax reform?
2. euphemism To cause one to become sexually aroused. Yeah, I've never been attracted to beefcakes—it's skinny nerds that really get me going! Is there anything hotter than a guy in glasses? A: "I'm sorry, poetry is what gets you going?" B: "Yes! Why do you think I've only dated English majors?" When my wife came out in that tiny little dress for date night, it definitely got me going, not gonna lie!
I really must go
I truly have to depart. Used especially when one's intention to leave has already been stated. Thank you for the drink, but I really must go now. I'd love to stay longer, but I really must go now. Ooh, the last train comes in five minutes, so I really must go!
not (really) (one's) scene
Not something one particularly enjoys or is adept at. A: "Do you want to come with me to the concert this Saturday?" B: "No thanks, heavy metal isn't my scene." I'll give it a try, but car repair isn't really my scene.
not (really) (one's) thing
Not something one particularly enjoys or is good at. A: "Do you want to come with me to the concert this Saturday?" B: "No thanks, country music isn't my thing." I'll give it a try, but car repair isn't really my thing.
not really
A way of saying "no" that indicates the speaker's ambivalence or politeness. A: "You don't think Trent is attractive?" B: "Well, if I'm being honest, no, not really." A: "Are you hungry for dinner?" B: "Not really. I'll have a snack or something later."
oh really
interjection Used to indicate interest, surprise, or irritation, usually said in response to a comment from another person. Oh really? How do you know my mom? Oh really? Well, if you don't need me telling you what to do, then I guess you don't need me cooking for you either!
pack it in
1. To cease doing something, especially a job, hobby, or endeavor. Once he was no longer able to keep his hand steady, Tom knew he had to pack it in as a surgeon. Video games have gotten too expensive and time-consuming—I think I'm ready to pack it in. Sales have dwindled down to nothing. I think it's about time we packed it in for the season.
2. To eat a large amount of food, especially when doing so is surprising. Often used with "can" or "could." For such a skinny little guy, you can really pack it in! I could always pack it in when I was younger without gaining a pound. Now, I just look at a piece of cake, and I seem to put on weight!
really
interjection Used to express one's surprise, dismay, curiosity, or irritation. A: "Mom, Patrick missed curfew last night!" B: "Oh, really." C: "Thanks a lot, tattletale!" These flowers are for me? Really? Thank you so much! Oh my gosh, really? Well, do tell—did she accept his proposal or not?
really and truly
cliché Absolutely; with total honesty or sincerity. I am really and truly sorry for what happened. A: "Do you love me, Margaret?" B: "Oh, I do, Jacob—really and truly!"
see (one) for what (one) (really) is
To recognize one's true identity or nature. It was only after overhearing a conversation she wasn't supposed to witness that Hailey saw Doug for what he really is—a two-faced backstabber. I wish Janet would see me for who I am, and not lump me together will all those other jerks in the office.
shook up
slang Rattled, agitated, or excited. Usually modified by an adverb of degree. We were really shook up after hearing gunshots so close to our house. He just got a foreclosure notice, so he's pretty shook up right now. I'm kind of shook up over this beautiful new girl in my class.
that (really) burns me up
What just happened or was just said makes me really angry or irritated. A: "Kids have been spreading a lot of gossip about Kelly at school." B: "That that really burns me up. Kids can be so cruel sometimes." He said I hadn't been putting in as much effort as I could have, and that just burns me up, because I feel like I've been giving it my all lately.
that is sweet of (someone)
That is so nice, kind, or heartwarming. An intensifier is commonly used before "sweet." A: "Did you hear that Nina sent me flowers at the office?" B: "Oh, that's sweet of her. I know she thinks of you as a second mother." Thank you so much for the card. That was awfully sweet of you.
What's good (with you)?
slang What's going on? How are you doing? What's new with you? "With you" can be colloquially contracted into "witcha" or "witchu." A: "Hey, bro, what's good'?" B: "Yo Mike, not much man." What's good, everyone? Y'all have a good weekend? A: "How you doin', girl?" B: "I'm aight, what's good witchu?"
worked up
In a state of mental or emotional agitation. Often modified as "all worked up" or "really worked up." You're getting worked up over nothing—I'm sure the doctor will tell you it's nothing. Mom sounded really worked up when I spoke to her on the phone. The professor said she really needed to speak with me later, and now that has me all worked up that I might be failing the course!
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