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Bongbong Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary
Unruly and tizzy
Hello there,
Please help understand the usage of these two words.
1. Unruly: (ADJ) not tending to obey rules.
Things started to get unruly for John when he heard the rumour that he could be out of job in the next month or so.
2. Tizzy: (N) temporary state of anxiety and confusion.
Ian got himself in a real tizzy when he has not been unemployed since he received his MBA degree almost a year ago. He thought that he could be choosing the wrong career path.
Thank you!
Please help understand the usage of these two words.
1. Unruly: (ADJ) not tending to obey rules.
Things started to get unruly for John when he heard the rumour that he could be out of job in the next month or so.
2. Tizzy: (N) temporary state of anxiety and confusion.
Ian got himself in a real tizzy when he has not been unemployed since he received his MBA degree almost a year ago. He thought that he could be choosing the wrong career path.
Thank you!
Top answer
Hi (1) is fine, although I think the word more often describes people who cannot be controlled.. - John is having trouble teaching his class - his students can be quite unruly (2) - your use of the word is fine. It probably relates to the Latin, testa, which I guess was slang for head.
- Hi (1) is fine, although I think the word more often describes people who cannot be controlled..
- - John is having trouble teaching his class - his students can be quite unruly (2) - your use of the word is fine.
- It probably relates to the Latin, testa, which I guess was slang for head.
- It is quite colloquial..
- - He got himself in a tizzy - He was losing his head I'm not sure about the wording of the first sentence of that example.
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Hi
(1) is fine, although I think the word more often describes people who cannot be controlled..
- John is having trouble teaching his class - his students can be quite unruly
(2) - your use of the word is fine. It probably relates to the Latin, testa, which I guess was slang for head. It is quite colloquial..
- He got himself in a tizzy
- He was losi
(1) is fine, although I think the word more often describes people who cannot be controlled..
- John is having trouble teaching his class - his students can be quite unruly
(2) - your use of the word is fine. It probably relates to the Latin, testa, which I guess was slang for head. It is quite colloquial..
- He got himself in a tizzy
- He was losi
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