About as Funny as Woodworm in a Cripple Crutch

about

In addition to the uses shown below, about is used after some verbs, nouns, and adjectives to introduce extra information. About is also often used after verbs of movement, such as `walk' and `drive', and in phrasal verbs such as `mess about' and `set about', especially in British English.

1 prep You use about to introduce who or what something relates to or concerns.
She came in for a coffee, and told me about her friend Shona..., She knew a lot about food..., He never complains about his wife.

2 prep When you mention the things that an activity or institution is about, you are saying what it involves or what its aims are.
Leadership is about the ability to implement change.

3 prep You use about after some adjectives to indicate the person or thing that a feeling or state of mind relates to.
`I'm sorry about Patrick,' she said..., I feel so guilty and angry about the whole issue.

4 prep If you do something about a problem, you take action in order to solve it.
Rachel was going to do something about Jacob...

5 prep When you say that there is a particular quality about someone or something, you mean that they have this quality.
I think there's something a little peculiar about the results of your test.

6 adv About is used in front of a number to show that the number is not exact.
ADV num (=approximately, around) (Antonym: precisely) In my local health centre there's about forty parking spaces..., The rate of inflation is running at about 2.7 percent.

7 adv If someone or something moves about, they keep moving in different directions.
ADV after v (=around)
Everyone was running about.
About is also a preposition., prep v PREP n (=around)
From 1879 to 1888 he wandered about Germany, Switzerland, and Italy...

8 prep If you put something about a person or thing, you put it around them. (=round, around)
Helen threw her arms about him...

9 adj If someone or something is about, they are present or available.
v-link ADJ
There's lots of money about these days for schemes like this.

10 adj If you are aboutto do something, you are going to do it very soon. If something is aboutto happen, it will happen very soon.
v-link ADJ to-inf
I think he's about to leave..., The film was about to start.

11
→ how about
→ how
→ what about
→ what
→ just about
→ just

12 If someone is out and about, they are going out and doing things, especially after they have been unable to for a while.
♦ out and about phrase usu PHR after v, also v-link PHR
Despite considerable pain she has been getting out and about almost as normal...

13 If someone is out and about, they are going to a lot of different places, often as part of their job.
♦ out and about phrase usu PHR after v, also v-link PHR
They often saw me out and about.

about-face ( about-faces plural ) An about-face is a complete change of attitude or opinion. n-count (=U-turn, volte-face)
Few observers believe the president will do an about-face and start spending more.

about-turn ( about-turns plural ) An about-turn is the same as an about-face.
(BRIT) n-count
in AM, use about-face

Translation English Cobuild Collins Dictionary

Collaborative Dictionary     English Cobuild

He(She)'s a keeper	exp.	expression used for saying that someone is worth being kept close (as a friend, partner..)
! fatberg	n.	enormous amassment of various wastes that clogs sewer 's pipes
lem (L.M.)	nm.	acronym of Lunar Module, little vehicle created especially to move on the moon during XXth century 's space conquest.
wazzup	exp.	what`s up	Slang; casual greeting "Wazzup, my friend?"
wbu	exp.	what about you	Slang; written abbreviation
! sociological value	o.	about the human society	[Hum.];[US] human society
skygazer	n.	a person passionate about astronomy
make no mistake about it	exp.	phrase meant to emphasize the speaker's self-assurance	syn.: you can bet on it; trust me; you can count on it; I'm telling you...
'twas ever thus	exp.	expression meaning "things never change"
for (or fo') shizzle	exp.	a cool way of saying 'for sure', 'definitely'	[US];[informal] popularized among others by the rapper Snoop Dogg. Ex: Hey dude, this party is going to be off the hook, fo' shizzle!
AF	n.	Acronym for 'As Fuck'.	[Slang] Example: The weather is cold AF.
in the air	exp.	When something is 'in the air', it means something exciting or significant is taking place or about to happen. Ex.: Spring is in the air - it's time for change!
go gaga	exp.	go crazy about something, get enthusiastic
no frills	adj.	(about a product or service) meant to meet the customers' basic requirements; with no add-ons, including only the basic features	E.g: It's a no frills hotel, but very clean and with friendly staff.
dafuq	abbr. acron.	Short for 'What the fuck?'	[Slang]
! kerned yoghourt	v.	kerned is a Somerset word meaning 'thickened'
dirt	n.	in American English, 'dirt' is what British people call 'soil' ('put some dirt in a plant pot'). In British English, dirt has the connotation of being dirty ('you've got some dirt on your shoe')

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