Mary, you sounded so frantic on the phone. What’s the problem?
* frantic:
extremely worried or agitated
ex> The woman was frantic
because her child wandered off in the large mall.
My computer crashed and it refuses to
start up again. I’m a little freaked out
that I’ll lose all my files.
* be
freaked out/freak out: to be in a heightened emotional state, such as fear,
anger, or excitement
ex> I’m going to tell you something,
but you have to promise not to freak out, okay?
I have a deadline with my publisher next
week and I haven’t backed up my
files in about five days.
* back
something up: to save an extra copy of something, usually related to
computers
ex> It’s best if you have an extra
hard drive to back up your files every day.
I don’t like the way you said that. Is
it the end of the road for my
computer?
* the
end of the road: the end of something’s usefulness; the finish of something
ex> The criminal knew it was the
end of the road when he saw the electric chair.
He fell asleep on the power cord and
pulled it out of the wall socket. Just plug it back in and you’ll be back in business.
* be
back in business: to be once again working or functioning
ex> If I can get an investment of $10
million, I’ll be back in business.
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