When I am angry and I need to calm down I like to go to the gym, or go on a bike ride. What makes you angry? How do you calm yourself down?
Here are some useful tips: http://www.wikihow.com/Calm-Down
Did you know that 63% of adults in the United States are either overweight or obese?
In 1970, Americans spent about $6 billion on fast food. Nowadays the spending is nearly $150 billion. Maybe we need to cut back on fast food!
Fainting or passing out is due to a lack of sufficient blood and oxygen reaching the brain. Fainting can be caused by dehydration, low blood pressure, intense physical exercise, lack of sleep or even something as simple as being in a hot room or standing up too quickly. Have you ever passed out?
Did you know that Michael Jordan’s high school basketball coach passed him up? His coach did not think that he was good enough as a sophomore to play on the varsity team!
turn someone/something down
Transitive, Separable
Meaning: to reject a proposal
Example: She turned him down when he asked her on a date.
He turned down the job offer because he didn’t want to move.
Men often fear getting turned down when they ask women out on a date.
Here are some funny pick-up lines that men can try to get a woman’s attention:
Am I dead? Because I think I’m in heaven.
Do you have a map? I am lost in your eyes.
I’m new in town. Could you give me directions to your apartment?
Sit down. You must be tired. You’ve been running through my mind all day.
There is something wrong with my eyes. I can’t take them off you!
Did they just take you out of the oven?
No, why?
Because you’re hot!
Do you believe in love at first sight or do I have to walk by again?
I lost my phone number. Can I have yours?
Is there something that you’ve been trying to get around to? Do it today!
Did you know that your kitchen is the dirtiest room in the house? Make sure to clean up the kitchen once a day!
Did you know that hairspray can remove marker ink from surfaces? And club soda can be used to clean sofas!
When I am angry and I need to calm down I like to go to the gym, or go on a bike ride. What makes you angry? How do you calm yourself down?
2. take something off
Transitive, Separable
Meaning: remove an article of clothing
Example: It is polite to take off your shoes when you enter someone’s house.
Did you know that in China and Japan it is normal for the host to provide slippers for their guests to put on after they take off their shoes? Additionally, when using a restroom, house slippers are taken off and a different pair, just for the restroom should be used.
In the United States, some people prefer to have guests take their shoes off when entering the house. It is always a good idea to ask your host, just in case.
In some countries it is also important to take off your coat and hat when you go indoors.
What is normal in your country?
Not to be confused with:
“tear up”
Intransitive
Meaning: to start to develop tears
Example: She teared up during the movie.
Did you know that women blink nearly twice as much as men? Maybe women’s eyes naturally cleanse themselves more often causing them to tear up more easily than men?
On average, women cry about five times a month. And men cry about once every month or two. Do you know why? Women produce more prolactin, the hormone that controls the neurotransmitter receptors in our tear glands. Women’s tear ducts (the place where tears come from) are anatomically different than male tear ducts, resulting in a larger volume of tears. Now when I cry I can blame it on biology!