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Petra Dolores Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary
Phrasal verb
Hi everybody,
this is my first post here... hope you'll help me...
a friend gave me this phrase and I don't know what it exactly means:
"my mother came on strong; working herself up over not a hell of a lot"
I think if you tell me this phrase in another way I'll understand it!
Thanks in advance.
this is my first post here... hope you'll help me...
a friend gave me this phrase and I don't know what it exactly means:
"my mother came on strong; working herself up over not a hell of a lot"
I think if you tell me this phrase in another way I'll understand it!
Thanks in advance.
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Hello, Petra — and welcome to English Forums. my mother came on strong = my mother spoke and acted forcefully working herself up = becoming excited, angry or emotional over not a **** of a lot = about rather trivial points.
- Hello, Petra — and welcome to English Forums.
- my mother came on strong = my mother spoke and acted forcefully working herself up = becoming excited, angry or emotional over not a **** of a lot = about rather trivial points.
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Hello, Petra — and welcome to English Forums.
my mother came on strong = my mother spoke and acted forcefully
working herself up = becoming excited, angry or emotional
over not a **** of a lot = about rather trivial points.
my mother came on strong = my mother spoke and acted forcefully
working herself up = becoming excited, angry or emotional
over not a **** of a lot = about rather trivial points.
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