افعال عبارتی و اصطلاحات با استفاده از Over

Phrasal verbs and expressions with “over”

The word over, it can change the meaning of another word. It depends if over goes after a word more specifically a verb. So, a phrasal verb or if it goes before another word making it a prefix. So, we’re going to do this in two segments. First, we’ll look at phrasal verbs and our first phrasal verb is this. So, to take over something means to take control of something. For example, when a company buys another company, it takes over that company. Not just with that. it could be for general things as well.

If something takes control of something, it takes it over. Again, it’s a phrasal verb. And this one is separable. Ah, for example, the spiders have teeth. I can’t draw spiders. I don’t know. okay, that’s more like a spider… But, that looks nothing like a spider. Let’s imagine him in his apartment. There are spiders everywhere. And they have taken control of his apartment. he could say, oh my god. Spiders have taken over the apartment. Spiders have control of the apartment. Now, you have three options move out of your apartment. Burn them with fire or three lucky for him.

He has a girlfriend, so, he calls his girlfriend and he says this. So, sometimes we use a movement verb with over it just adds a friendly way of saying to join someone else at a certain place. Join them at the house at their office a restaurant. Wherever they are you add a movement verb and over. It’s like a way of saying, I’ll join you. So, in this case the boyfriend says to the girlfriend. Can I come over? What does it mean? Can I come to where? You are, ah, fine, so, he goes over to her house. now, I said a movement verb Innova you can change the movement verb.

Doesn’t have to become or go and how you move. For example, he could walk over in other words go to her house by walking. But, then he remembers spiders. I have to move fast. So, his walk becomes his walk becomes a run. Now, he is running over. Maybe, he doesn’t want to run. maybe, he feels a bit fancy. Dance over to someone’s house. Why not? So, the main thing is just to remember a movement verb and over. Run over. Walk over. dance over. Any movement verb and over it’s just a friendly way to say join someone at a place. Wherever they are.

So, he arrives at his girlfriend’s house. They’re together and she says this. Uh-oh the one sentence in English, that no one wants to hear. We need to talk or we have to talk about something. That’s never good. but, why did you say talk something over? If you save to talk something over it adds the feeling of discussion thinking about something in order to make a decision. So, it’s more common to say we need to talk. In this situation, but in this case, she’s saying we need to talk something over. And of course she’s talking about the relationship, what do you think?

She’s going to say, she says it’s over. What does that mean? What does be over mean? Well, it means something is finished. What is the it it is their relationship. The relationship is finished. hmm, imagine that you’re this guy what could you say to her? To say think more about your decision. You knew it from the previous example. He could say oh my god. Think it over. So, you remember what that means think about it a bit more. In order to make that decision. Yep, it’s a difficult situation a hard pill to swallow. Click here to watch a video explaining that one.

Ah, oh, it’s not a good day for this guy. spiders. His girlfriend breaks up with him. Yeah, anyway he leaves her house. So, as he leaves her house. As he leaves her house his day gets even worse. He falls over in the past. Fell over, it means when you do this you’re walking and hood. Ah this poor guy why does this happen? To him why? Because life isn’t fair and love is dead. Anyway, some time passes. Time passes. He’s just eating spoonfuls of Nutella. Because, he feels so bad about his relationship. He’s so sad. He cries every day. But, life isn’t bad. Because after two months as they say time heals all wounds. And after two months, he feels good again. He has recovered from the bad situation. How can he say he recovered from a bad situation?

When you recover from a bad situation, for example a relationship you get over the person. Get over, just means recover from a bad situation not just a relationship. You can recover from an illness. For example, I was sick before. But, I got over, it I’m fine now. I’m good. I have recovered. So, he feels good. now, and he says I’m ready to start over what does he mean? Start over. He means don’t you just love how phrasal verbs have a million different meanings. So, to start over or to start something over. You’re starting again. In this case over just means again.

Hmm, can I use over with another verb? Yes, in general you could say do something over. Over, means again. Do something again. So, this guy super happy. Now, he’s ready to start over and in fact he met someone new they fell in love and they’re super, super happy. But then. Don’t, don’t turn he sees his ex-girlfriend. Yeah, that’s awkward. But, you know him. You know he’s okay. now he got over her. So, he could say yeah. It’s okay. I’m over her now. we’ve seen this before.

Be over it means, something is finished well. If you say I’m over a person or a thing, it means you’re finished with it. You don’t care anymore. Yeah, I’m over it. I don’t care, for example, you might be thinking it English is too difficult. You know what I don’t care. I’m over it. So, they were all phrasal verbs using over as the preposition. For a verb and they had many different meanings. But, as a prefix before a word it’s much, much easier. Don’t worry. It’s regular meaning is something as too much or there’s too many of something. It just means an excess of something.

For example, it’s a romantic night between a boyfriend and a girlfriend. What should you do? You should go to a restaurant. But, first you have to book a restaurant. So, as a good boyfriend. You’ll call the restaurant to book a table. So, remember you have to book a table at a restaurant. Make a reservation, right. But, imagine at that restaurant you call and say, hi, I’d like to book a table. Please and this guy says, I’m sorry. We are overbooked. I don’t know what accent that was. Sometimes it happens.

A restaurant will take too many reservations. When a restaurant takes too many reservations or too many bookings. It will say, we are over booked. Too many bookings. Too many reservations. hmm, so, this guy, sorry no reservation for you. So, now it’s life it happens. Right, so, the boyfriend will have to tell the girlfriend this. And it should be fine. Should be really fine. Now, the restaurant was overbooked. We have to find another place. So, what’s a normal reaction to this news?

Okay, we’ll find another place. Right, but no dis girl crazy. What do you mean over books? You don’t want to go because you became fat. So, of course this isn’t a normal reaction. Maybe it’s too much of a reaction. So, someone over reacts they react too much. Just remember as a prefix. Very easy, it just means too much of something. So, as a sentence she overreacted. You’re starting to understand how to use over. Now, let’s look at another example. Have you ever met this type of guy when someone gets a bit too close? And is all like, hey, it’s got a let’s be friends.

You’re thinking, oh, this guy is too friendly. Right, too friendly. Too friendly. What should go there he is over friendly. You’re too friendly. Don’t be too friendly it’s creepy. The key is personal space you could also be maybe you’ve just finished 12 hours at work. A 12-hour shift and maybe you’re just super, super tired. you worked too much. What could you say? You are, you are too much. You worked too much. He is overworked. Now he works too much. And he’s too tired. And of course you can use this in a general. Sense, if you overdo something. Then you do something too much.

Very example, I don’t know girls. Have you ever done this? She could say I overdid it on the makeup or I overdid my makeup. I did my makeup too much. But, again to overdo something means to do something too much. Like in another example, like maybe you go out tonight and you drink too much. In the morning you feel like this your hair is everywhere. You feel rubbish. You smell like vomit and beer at this point. She could say okay, last night too much, so maybe she overdid the drinking or in general her night was excessive. It was too much.

Oh, I think I overdid it last night. I can’t feel my face when I’m with you. So, those examples were all passed and they were positive. Well, let’s use something negative and not past. For example, summers coming it’s beach. Season soon. So, everyone usually goes to the gym. Tries to get in shape. But, be careful if you go to the gym and you go everyday and you’re lifting weights. don’t overdo it. Because, you might look ridiculous. Especially if you overdo the top half and forget about legs day. Never forget legs day. Thanks for watching. Our class on over the lesson is almost over. But, if you didn’t understand everything, if you’re not quite sure about something. Remember you can watch again and again. You can watch it over and over.