English Vocabulary

give someone a piece of your mind  informal (speak frankly and angrily to someone because they have done something wrong) He’s late again; I’ll give him a piece of my mind when he gets in tonight. I’m going to give the plumber a piece of my mind if he doesn’t …

get your mind around something (succeed in understanding something difficult) It’s going to take a while for me to get my mind around such a complex issue. It was a novel idea to the seminar members, and it was hard to get your mind around it. envocabulary.com

get someone or something out of your mind (stop thinking about; forget) I really can’t get Ethen out of my mind; I just miss him too much. I just can’t put the burglary out of my mind. envocabulary.com

frame of mind (emotional state, mood) She returned home in a happier frame of mind. Let’s discuss this when you’re in the right frame of mind. envocabulary.com

do you mind (used to ask someone’s permission) Do you mind if I close the window? Do you mind looking after my kids when I’m out for a while?   envocabulary.com