4.1.11.2 Conjunction – Preposition Combination
1. Because of
• Sentence : Because of gas rationing, local police, ambulance workers,
and rescue volunteers were having a hard time getting to the
Jersey
Shore, one of the areas hardest hit by the storm. p 112 • Literal meaning
: Because : conjunction for the reason that Of : at a point within an area or a space
• Idiomatic meaning : As a result of something Robby Lou p 13 • Types
: Semi opaque meaning
4.1.11.3 Noun – Preposition Combination
1. Care about
• Sentence : “ I don’t know what to say, but I care about you.” p 32
• Literal Meaning : Care : the process of protecting and looking after someone
About : on the subject of • Idiomatic meaning : Pay attention Robby Lou p 152
• Types : Semi idiomatic meaning
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4.1.11.4 Noun – Conjunction – Noun Combination
1. Face to face
• Sentence : But as it become clear that any thought of communication in
Governor Rick Perry’s Texas was folly, Bhuiyan’s team sought
at least to engineer a face-to-face meeting with Stroman p 170
• Literal meaning : Face : the front or surface of an object
And : also, in addition • Idiomatic meaning : Looking at one another Robby Lou p 12
Types : Opaque meaning
2. Head-to-head
• Sentence : This calls for some head-to-head confrontation with
your family. p 186 • Literal meaning
: Head : the part of the body above the neck that contains the eyes,
nose, mouth and ears and the brain. • Idiomatic meaning : To deal with something in a very direct and determined way
• Types : Opaque meaning
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4.1.11.5 Determinerpronoun – Noun Combination
1. No matter
• Sentence : “ both of us knew that no matter how much we loved each
other, we weren’t going to last. p 137
• Literal meaning : No : not any
Matter : a situation or subject which is being dealt with or considered
• Idiomatic meaning : Regardless of Dixon p 64 • Types
: Semi opaque meaning
2. No way
• Sentence : No way was I going to unleash a spoiled princeling into
the world p 46 • Literal meaning
: No : not any Way : a particular choice
• Idiomatic meaning : Impossible, used to say no Robby Lou p 39 • Types
: Opaque meaning
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4.1.11.6 Adjective – Preposition – Adverb Combination
1. First of all first