{"id":282,"date":"2013-03-28T14:06:16","date_gmt":"2013-03-28T14:06:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.teacherdiane.com\/?p=282"},"modified":"2013-03-28T14:06:56","modified_gmt":"2013-03-28T14:06:56","slug":"phrasal-verb-turn-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.teacherdiane.com\/?p=282","title":{"rendered":"Phrasal verb: turn down"},"content":{"rendered":"
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  1. turn <\/strong>something<\/i> down<\/strong>
    \nTransitive, Separable<\/em>
    \nMeaning: <\/strong>decrease the volume or strength
    \nExample: <\/strong>Please turn down<\/strong> the volume.\u00a0 I am trying to study.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 turn <\/strong>someone\/something <\/i>down
    \n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/em><\/strong>Transitive, Separable
    \n<\/em>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/strong>Meaning:<\/strong> to reject a proposal
    \n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Example:<\/strong> She turned<\/strong> him down <\/strong>when he asked her on a date.
    \nHe turned down <\/strong>the job offer because he didn\u2019t want to move.<\/p>\n

    Men often fear getting turned down<\/strong> when they ask women out on a date.<\/p>\n

    Here are some funny pick-up lines that men can try to get a woman\u2019s attention:<\/p>\n

    Am I dead? \u00a0Because I think I\u2019m in heaven.<\/i><\/p>\n

    Do you have a map? \u00a0I am lost in your eyes.<\/i><\/i><\/em><\/p>\n

    I\u2019m new in town. \u00a0Could you give me directions to your apartment?<\/i><\/i><\/p>\n

    Sit down.\u00a0 You must be tired. \u00a0You\u2019ve been running through my mind all day.<\/i><\/i><\/p>\n

    There is something wrong with my eyes. \u00a0I can\u2019t take them off you!<\/i><\/i><\/p>\n

    Did they just take you out of the oven?<\/i>
    \n<\/i>No, why?<\/i>
    \n<\/i>Because you’re hot!<\/i><\/i><\/p>\n

    Do you believe in love at first sight or do I have to walk by again?<\/i><\/i><\/p>\n

    I lost my phone number. Can I have yours?<\/i><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    turn something down Transitive, Separable Meaning: decrease the volume or strength Example: Please turn down the volume.\u00a0 I am trying to study. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 turn someone\/something down \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Transitive, Separable \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-282","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-phrasal-verbs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.teacherdiane.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/282","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.teacherdiane.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.teacherdiane.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.teacherdiane.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.teacherdiane.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=282"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/blog.teacherdiane.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/282\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":285,"href":"http:\/\/blog.teacherdiane.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/282\/revisions\/285"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.teacherdiane.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=282"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.teacherdiane.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=282"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.teacherdiane.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=282"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}