Because of Care about Face to face Head-to-head No matter No way

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 Universitas Sumatera Utara

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 Universitas Sumatera Utara

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 Universitas Sumatera Utara

4.1.11.6 Adjective – Preposition – Adverb Combination

1. First of all first