FOCUS ON - phrasal ver bs with the particle off and the adverb right

4 We had planned to go to France on our vacation, but we going to Spain instead Will you ! If we don't leave soon we're going to be late Mark hates his job, and he comes home every night and it _ his family My doctor got the test results from the lab, and she them very carefully your coat It's cold outside Don't wait until the last minute to make your vacation airline reservations You have to _ 10 The detective didn't believe that the gun had accidentally 11 I hated my older brother when I was a kid He always me 12 How are we going to get $500 in two days? We need to _ a good plan 13 I didn't understand everything the computer shop guy said, but it had something to memory 14 Jim tries to answer every question the teacher asks He's always _ 15 That meeting was so boring It seemed like it was going to _ _ forever 16 The police officer must be off duty; he doesn't his uniform 27 FOCUS ON: phrasal verbs with the particle off and the adverb right The particle off is used in many phrasal verbs to say that something is separated or removed: The cup handle broke (The handle is broken, but it is still attached to the cup.) The cup handle broke off (The handle is no longer attached to the cup.) Right, discussed in Section 19, is often used with these phrasal verbs to indicate that the action of the verb happened quickly: 202 He washed the dirt off (The dirt was removed.) He washed the dirt right off (The dirt was removed quickly.) Remember that right can be used in this way only after an object that separates the verb and the particle: He washed the dirt right off Ho washed right off the dirt Infinitive present tense -ing form past tense past participle bite off & bites off biting off bit off bitten off bite off bite off p.v When you bite off something, you use your teeth to remove a piece When you bite off more than you can chew, you agree to something that you not have the time or the ability to The lion bit off a huge piece of the zebra's flesh You can't finish that huge project by tomorrow I think you've bitten off more than you can chew break off break off & breaks off breaking off broke off broken off break off p.v When something breaks off or someone breaks something off, a part or smaller piece is separated from something larger by force Jim broke off a piece of chocolate and gave it to his girlfriend One of the arms broke off the statue when it fell off the pedestal broken off part.adj After something breaks off, it is broken off The handle of the coffee cup is broken off break off p.v When you break off relations or contact with someone, you decide to end relations or contact with that person The two countries broke off relations with each other I was so angry at my in-laws that I broke off alt contact with them dry off dry off & dries off drying off dried off dried off dry off p.v When something dries off or you dry something off, water or other liquids that are on it evaporate It rained for only a few minutes, so the streets dried off quickly Leave your wet clothes outside and let the sun dry them off dried off part.adj After something has dried off, it is dried off They can't play baseball because the field isn't dried off - 203 Infinitive knock off present tense knock off & knocks off -ing form knocking off past tense knocked off past participle knocked off knock off p.v When you knock something off, you either accidentally or deliberately use force to make it fall from a place above the ground to the ground below Susie knocked a glass off the table and broke it The cat knocked the clock off the shelf knock off p.v [informal] When you knock off, you finish working I quit working at 5:00 last night, but Sean didn't knock off until 8:30 You've been working all day Why don't you knock off? knock off p.v [informal] When you say "Knock it off" to people, you want them to stop doing something that is bothering you If you don't knock it off, you'll be sorry I'm tired of listening to you criticize me Knock it off! knock off p.v When you knock something off, you make something quickly and not very carefully The artist knocked off a quick sketch and gave it to the waiter Dan prefers writing novels, but he sometimes knocks off a magazine article to make a few bucks knock off p.v [informal] When you knock people off, you kill them Jake was sent to prison for knocking off his brother-in-law Mario was the head of a gang of criminals until he was knocked off by a rival tear off tear off & tears off tearing off tore off torn off tear off p.v When you use force to remove a piece of something that is flexible — paper, cloth, and so on — you tear it off / tore off a coupon for frozen pizza at the supermarket Alex always tears the tags off his shirt collars torn off part.adj After something has been torn off, it is torn off wash off There aren't any more coupons They're alt torn off wash off & washes off washing off washed off washed off wash off p.v When you wash something off or wash the dirt off something, you use water and soap to remove dirt or unwanted items from a surface Mike washed off his car Mike washed the dirt off his car 204 washed off part.adj After you wash something off or wash the dirt off something, it is washed off The maid said she had washed the grease off the wall, but the wall didn't look washed off to me Infinitive present tense wear off -ing form past tense past participle wear off & wears off wearing off wore off worn off wear off p.v When the surface of something is gradually removed by friction or exposure to the elements so that what is beneath the surface is exposed, the surface wears off You could see the wood where the paint had worn off The gold wears off this cheap jewelry right away worn off part.adj After something has worn off, it is worn off These ancient temples used to be very colorful, but now all the paint is worn off wear off p.v When the effects of drugs or alcohol gradually go away, they wear off The wounded soldier was in great pain after the morphine wore off He's going to have a big headache after the vodka wears off wear off p.v When an emotional feeling gradually goes away, it wears off After the shock of getting fired wore off, I started to get angry When I met Jim I fell in love immediately, but that wore off quickly as I got to know him better wipe off wipe off & wipes off wiping off wiped off wiped off wipe off p.v When you completely remove a liquid from a surface by moving a towel or sponge across it with a sweeping motion, you wipe the surface off You can either wipe off something that is wet or wipe off the liquid Wipe up is similar to wipe off; however, you wipe up a liquid, but you wipe off the surface the liquid is on Wipe off your face Wipe the food off your face wiped off part.adj After something has been wiped off, it is wiped off That table doesn't looked wiped off to me Wipe it off again EXERCISE 27a — Complete the sentences with phrasal verbs from this section Be sure the phrasal verbs are in the correct tense Raquel a piece of paper and wrote her phone number on it After I washed the windows, I them with some old newspapers 205 Jerry has to finish a lot of work before he goes home, so he probably won't until late It rained last night, so don't play outside until the grass Be careful when you feed horses They can _ your finger right _ The doctor said the sedative would after four or five hours The shop owner was afraid to the gang graffiti his wall After Jake Hank, he was charged with murder During the storm, a tree branch and fell on the roof 10 Youstwo kids have been arguing all day it right now! 11 I can't use this old typewriter anymore The painted letters have the keys 12 The two sides couldn't agree on a solution, and the negotiations 13 I'll try to a few more pages of my book before I go to bed 14 It was a long time before the shock of his brother's death 15 Don't put your glass of wine so close to the edge of the table Someone might it EXERCISE 27b — Write three sentences using the objects in parentheses Be sure to put the objects in the right place Use right with questions and Alex has bitten off (the head of the gingerbread man, it) _ _ _ The movers broke off (the cup handle, it) _ _ _ 206 Please dry off (the dishes, them) _ _ _ Don't knock off (the ash tray, it) _ _ _ Can I tear off? (these mattress tags, them) _ _ _ The janitor washed off (the blood, it) _ _ _ She didn't wipe off (the milk, it) _ _ _ EXERCISE 27c — Write answers to the questions using phrasal verbs and participle adjectives from this section Try to use right with some of the answers Be sure the phrasal verbs are in the correct tense I used water to remove the mud from my car What did I to my car? Timmy forcibly removed the propellers of my model airplane What did Timmy to my model airplane's propellers? In Question 2, how would you describe the model airplane's propellers? 207 You put your arm in the water, and the shark removed it with its teeth immediately What did the shark to your arm? You could see that the ring wasn't solid gold because the brass under the gold was visible What happened to the gold? In Question 5, how would you describe the gold? I accidentally hit the lamp with my arm, and it fell to the floor What did I to the lamp? You used a paper towel to remove the glass cleaner from the mirror What did you to the mirror? In Question 8, how would you describe the mirror after you removed the glass cleaner? 10 You have to remove the water from the table before you paint it What you have to to the table before you paint it? 11 In Question 10, how would you describe the table after the water is removed? 12 You removed the gift wrapping paper from the gift What did you to the gift wrapping paper? 13 In Question 12, after using force to remove the gift wrapping paper, how would you describe the wrapping paper? EXERCISE 27d, Review — Complete the sentences with these phrasal verbs from previous sections Be sure the phrasal verbs are in the correct tense To check their meanings, review the section number given after each one clear up, 22 come down, 24 go up, 26 heat up, 22 open up, 26 pay up, 22 shut off, 26 start up, 26 eat up, 22 let in on, 26 plug up, 22 think ahead, 21 go over, 26 let up, 24 put together, 26 trade in, 24 If I don't come up with $230 by Friday, they're going to my electricity The guy from the collection agency demanded that Miguel immediately 208 It rained for forty days and forty nights before it If you had ,you would have everything you need now We had a lot of questions about our school project, but the teacher them Mark said his audition didn't well, and he doesn't think he'll get the part Soldiers are trained to take their rifles apart and them back I think $15,000 is a little high for that car If you a little, I might be interested The police closed the illegal casino, but it right back a few days later 10 No one at the party ate the carrot sticks, but they the shrimp right 11 I hate using the stove on really hot summer days; it the whole house 12 The minimum wage hasn't in more than three years 13 The senator her aides her plan to run for the presidency 14 I doubt if I'll get much if I this old car 15 The engine right when I turned the key 16 My daughter put one of her stuffed animals in the toilet and _ it _ 209 28 FOCUS ON: passive phrasal verbs, When separable phrasal verbs are in the passive, they cannot be separated by the object of the verb because the object of the active verb is the subject of the passive sentence — there is no object: active : Jim called back subject active : Jim called Mike subject Mike object back passive Mike subject was called back object Infinitive beef up present tense beef up & beefs up -ing form beefing up past tense beefed up past participle beefed up beef up p.v When you beef up security or some other arrangement to prevent or deal with a problem, you make this arrangement stronger After the terrorist attack, security was beefed up at the embassy The hospital decided to beef up its emergency facilities The coach is planning to beef the defense up beefed-up part.adj After security or some other arrangement to prevent or deal with a problem has been made stronger, it is beefed-up The ambassador is confident that the beefed-up security will prevent any further terrorist attacks break up break up & breaks up breaking up broke up broken up break up p.v When you break up a fight, you stop the fight Two students were fighting, and the teacher broke them up There was no way I could break up the fight between the two dogs break up p.v When a gathering of people separates, it breaks up When the police tell people who are gathered together in a crowd to separate and leave the area, the police break the gathering up The meeting should break up around 3:00 The police ordered the gang members to break it up The demonstration was broken up by riot police break up (with) p.v When two people end a romantic relationship, they break up When you end a romantic relationship with another person, you break up with that person When other people cause a couple to break up, they break the couple up I was sad to hear that Jim and Nancy had broken up It was Jim's secretary who broke them up 210 breakup n When two people end a romantic relationships breakup occurs Nancy is very upset about the breakup break up p.v When something breaks into smaller pieces, it breaks up When you break something into smaller pieces, you break it up The meteor broke up when it entered Earth's atmosphere Sally broke the cookie up before giving it to her baby breakup n When something breaks into smaller pieces, a breakup takes place The breakup of AT&T created several smaller telephone companies break up p.v When something breaks up the day or some other period of time, it interrupts that time and makes it less boring The bank guard likes to chat with the tellers once in a while to break up the day My day was broken up by a going-away party for one of my coworkers Infinitive present tense -ing form past tense past participle call back & calls back calling back called backed called back call back call back p.v When you call someone back, you call a person on the telephone who has called you earlier Janice left a message asking me to call her back Bob was called back by the salesman call back p.v When you leave a place or walk away from a person and are then asked to return, you are called back / remembered something after she walked away, and I called her back Mike handed his letter of resignation to his boss, but he was called back after he left the office call up call up & calls up calling up called up called up call up p.v When you call people up, you call them on the telephone Nicole called me up and asked me to come to her party Every evening I'm called up by charities asking for money carry out carry out & carries out carrying out carried out carried out carry out p.v When you carry out a duty, task, assignment, or order, you it Sean will carry your duties out while you're on vacation The boss was furious because his orders hadn't been carried out carry out (of) p.v When you carry something out of a place, you hold it in your hands and take it from that place 211 It took four guys to carry the pool table out David was so drunk that we had to carry him out of the bar carryout n Food that you take from a restaurant and eat in another place is carryout or carryout food Takeout and takeout food are the same as carryout and carryout food We usually take carryout food when we go to visit Aunt Kathy Infinitive present tense give away give away & gives away -ing form past tense past participle giving away gave away given away give away p.v When you give something away, you give it to someone without asking for anything in return because you not want it or because you want to help the person you are giving it to This old furniture isn't worth very much, so I think I'll just give it away He made nearly a billion dollars, but after he retired he gave most of his money away give away p.v When you give a secret away, you accidentally reveal that secret / haven't seen that movie yet, so don't give away the ending You can trust me with the secret I haven't given it away, give away p.v When you give yourself away, you accidentally reveal something secret about yourself When something gives you away, it accidentally reveals something secret about you Mark tried to keep his affair a secret, but he was given away by his credit card bills Toad claimed he didn't care about Sally anymore, but he gave himself away when he asked who she had gone to the party with giveaway n A giveaway is a statement or action that reveals secret information / knew I was going to be fired from my job when everyone stopped talking to me — that was the giveaway mess up mess up & messes up messing up messed up messed up mess up p.v [informal] When you mess up a place, you make it dirty or disorganized Jim made spaghetti sauce, and he really messed up the kitchen You kids can play in the living room, but don't mess it up messed up part.adj After you mess up a place, it is messed up It looks like Timmy was the last one in the bathroom — it's really messed up mess up p.v [informal] When you mess up a situation, you create problems When you mess up a plan or arrangement, you interfere with it and prevent it from happening as planned Mess up is similar to screw up 212 Everything was perfect until you messed it up Our honeymoon was messed up by the airline strike messed up part.adj When you interfere with a plan or arrangement and prevent it from happening as planned, it is messed up Messed up is similar to screwed up Bob changed my plan, and now it's totally messed up Infinitive present tense stand up stand up & stands up -ing form past tense past participle standing up stood up stood up stand up p.v When you stand up, you change from a sitting position to a standing position Get up is similar to stand up Everyone stands up when the judge enters the courtroom When the students are sleepy, the teacher makes them stand up stand up p.v [informal] When you stand people up, you not arrive at their house as you have promised or at a social event or meeting where you are expected Heather had a date with Jim last Saturday night, but she was stood up The senator was scheduled to speak at our meeting, but he stood us up EXERCISE 28a — Complete the sentences with phrasal verbs from this section Be sure the phrasal verbs are in the correct tense If you a long airplane flight into two or three shorter flights, it isn't as boring My workroom was clean and neat, but my brother did some work and he it It's going to be a surprise party, so don't it The neighborhood council asked the police to their patrols in high crime neighborhoods I haven't talked to Sam in a long time I think I'll _ him _ tonight The general expects his orders to be immediately In some countries, students always _ _ when they speak in class The huge iceberg when it drifted into warmer water Breaking my leg sure my ski trip 10 Janice didn't come to my house last night as she promised She _ me _ 213 11 Timmy and his friend were fighting, and Timmy's mother the fight 12 These boxes are really heavy Can you help me _ them _ of the house? 13 After the rally ended, the crowd quickly and went home 14 I'm too busy to talk on the phone now Can you me later? 15 Bob claimed to have an excellent education, but he was by his poor grammar 16 Mark is very upset His girlfriend just with him 17 Jim told the Girl Scouts that he didn't want to buy any cookies, but as they walked away he changed his mind and them 18 Instead of charging for the software program, the company decided to it free EXERCISE 28b — Write three sentences using the objects in parentheses Be sure to put the objects in the right place The White House beefed up (security, it) The police are breaking up (the protest, it) A trained technician ought to carry our (the experiment, it) The foundation gave away (the money, it) 214 Susie always messes up (the bathroom, it) Todd stood up (Heather, her) EXERCISE 28c — Write answers to the questions using phrasal verbs and participle adjectives from this section Make all the phrasal verbs passive Dr Wood will the test of the new drug What will happen to the test? The statue was smashed by thieves What happened to the gold statue? The children made the house dirty and disorganized What happened to the house? In Question 3, how would you describe the house? Mike's friend promised to come to his house, but he didn't What happened to Mike? Karen called Sarah, but Sarah was at school Sarah didn't call Karen later What didn't happen to Karen? A supermarket chain gave the food to charity and didn't receive any money for it What happened to the food? The palace is making security stronger What is happening to security at the palace? In Question 8, how would you describe the security now? 10 The personnel manager will call all the candidates for the job What will happen to all the candidates for the job? 215 EXERCISE 28d, Review — Complete the sentences with these phrasal verbs from previous sections Be sure the phrasal verbs are in the correct tense To check their meanings, review the section number given after each one back up, 11 blow away, 15 fix up, 15 hand out, 10 rip up, 17 stick up, 14 tear down, track down, 13 cut off, 11 hold up, take in, use up, 14 drop off, 11 lay off, 10 take out, 11 wake up, 11 The hard disk is by the computer operator every day The old buildings are being to make room for a new office building The isn't any paper in the copier Someone it Last night I was by a loud noise I can't believe I was naive enough to be by him The library book I wanted had already been Something amazing happened yesterday You are going to be _ when I tell you about it After the old house had been , it looked a lot better Many employees are really worried that they're going to be 10 I was talking to my brother on the phone when I was suddenly 11 My shirt was when I fell off my bicycle 12 The entire building is by these four steel beams 13 The pamphlets will be in train stations and airports 14 The liquor store was again last night 15 The film was at the photo lab 16 The escaped prisoner was easily by the FBI agents 216 29 FOCUS ON: phrasal verbs and might, may, and can Possibility: may and might Both may and might are used to express a medium level of possibility When may and might are used to express possibility in the present or future, their meaning is the same, but may has a slightly more formal sound Might is slightly more common in everyday American English: Nancy might drop in tonight Nancy may drop in tonight The speaker believes that the possibility that Nancy will drop in and the possibility that she will not drop in are approximately equal Requests: may and might Both may and might are used to make requests May has a formal sound, and is less common than might Can is the most common in American English: most common: Can I drop in tonight? formal: May I drop in tonight? very rare: Might I drop in tonight? Permission: may and can May and can are also used to give permission In this case, may is much more formal and is much less common than can Might is not used for this purpose: You can drop in after dinner You may drop in after dinner Infinitive present tense -ing form past tense past^tidple ask for & asks for asking for asked for asked for ask for ask for p.v When you ask for something, you tell someone that you want it We asked the waiter for some more coffee My wife might ask for more vacation time instead of a raise ask for p.v When you say that people are asking for something or asking for it, you mean that they are doing or saying something that is likely to result in punishment or a negative consequence I'm warning you — if you keep doing that, you're asking for trouble You're asking for it! Don't say that again 217 Infinitive present tense come apart come apart & comes apart -ing form past tense past participle coming apart came apart come apart come apart p.v When something comes apart, the parts separate because it is old or in bad condition or because the parts were not strongly connected to each other This toy airplane is such a piece of junk that it came apart in my hand Be careful with this old book It's coming apart drop in drop in & drops in dropping in dropped in dropped In l^drop in (on) p.v When you drop in on people, you visit them unexpectedly If you're ever in my neighborhood drop in Sally dropped in on Marsha last night flip out flip out & flips out flipping out flipped out flipped out flip out p.v [informal] When you flip out, you become very upset or very angry Bob flipped out when the city doubled his property taxes Keep your hands off Jim's computer — he'll flip out if you screw it up look out look out & looks out looking out looked out looked out look out (for) p.v When you look out or look out for something, you remain alert for someone or something that is dangerous or important When you tell people to look out, you are warning them of possible danger Look out is the same as watch out Look out for bears when you camp in the mountains There's a lot of ice on the road, so look out lockout n A lockout is someone who looks out for someone or something that is dangerous or important luck out The burglars had lockouts on every corner to warn them if the police came luck out & lucks out lucking out lucked out lucked out luck out p.v [informal] When you luck out, something good happens to you or you avoid something bad happening to you Todd lucked out when he found that lottery ticket on the ground; it was a $ million winner I missed my flight, and the plane crashed I guess I lucked out 218 Infinitive present tense make out & makes out make out -ing form making out past tense made out past participle made out make out p.v When you can make something out, you can see it or hear it even though it is difficult to so The audio system is so bad in the bus station that I can never make out what the speakers are saying I think that might be a mountain goat up there near the top of the mountain I can just barely make it out with these binoculars make out p.v [always used with "to be"] When you make people or things out to be a certain way or a certain thing, you describe or consider them to be this way or to be this thing Stop complaining — my food isn't as bad as you make it out to be The critics made the film out to be a real bore, but I liked it make out (to) p.v When you write the necessary information on the front of a check, you make the check out When you write the name of a person, company, or other organization on the check, you make the check out to that person, company, or organization How should I make this check out? There must be a mistake; this check is made out to my brother, not to me Nancy made a check out to the IPS for $ 17,000 made out part.adj After the necessary information has been written on the front of a check, the check is made out Is the check made out, or is it blank? make out (on) p.v When you make out or make out on something, you something successfully or survive a situation even though it may be difficult Karen had a job interview yesterday I wonder how she made out Even though Jerry has lost his job, we'll make out somehow How did you make out on the test yesterday? run across run across & runs across running across ran across run across run across p.v When people or things run across a place, room, or building, they move from one side to the other very quickly The receiver ran across the field and caught the ball It's crazy to run across the street through the traffic instead of waiting for the light run across p.v When you run across people or things, you see or find them without planning or expecting to Come across is similar to run across 219 / don't go to that supermarket anymore because I may run across my ex-husband Bob ran across one of his army buddies at the baseball game EXERCISE 29a — Complete the sentences with phrasal verbs from this section Be sure the phrasal verbs are in the correct tense Can you tell me what this says? I can't _ it _ without my glasses The store we're going to is on the right side of the street, so for it You didn't fix this very well; it's already again Okay, I'll give you the money Who should I the check to? I'm going to be in Dan's neighborhood tomorrow, so I might on him fora quick visit Ann's going to when she sees this cigarette burn on her antique table Sally thinks she okay on her driving test I wasn't surprised when I Sam at the beach; he goes there a lot That's enough! If you don't stop bothering me, you're it 10 A police officer stopped me for going forty miles over the limit, and all he did was give me a warning I really .didn't I? 11 Every night people call and money for one charity or another 12 Leticia was right about that restaurant It was just as good as she _ it to be EXERCISE 29b — Write answers to the questions using phrasal verbs and participle adjectives from this section Be sure the phrasal verbs are in the correct tense You got very upset when I wrecked your car What did you do? Timmy might tell Santa Claus that he wants a new bicycle What might Timmy do? I unexpectedly met my college roommate at the airport this morning What did I at the airport this morning? Tom wrote all the necessary information on the check What did Tom do? 220 In Question 4, how would you describe the check after Tom wrote all the necessary information on it? Betty isn't expecting me, but I might go to her house this evening to visit her What might I to Betty? The pieces of this chair are becoming separated What is the chair doing? You didn't have your homework ready, but the teacher didn't find out because she forgot to ask you for it What did you do? I can't read what that sign says because it's so far away What can't I do? 10 Susie's father told her to be careful about cars when she rides her bicycle in the street What did Susie's father tell her to do? EXERCISE 29c — Write eight original sentences using phrasal verbs from this section 1. _ 2. 3. _ 4. 5. _ 6. _ 7. _ crackdown, 23 handover, 19 start-up, 26 cutoff, 11 holdout, 23 stickup,14 fixer-upper, 15 shutoff, 26 warm-up, 19 takeout, 11 1, The company is accepting applications for the position until the _ date, March 6th 221 A _ before exercise is a good idea We bought a _, fixed a few things, added a bathroom, and sold it a year later for a nice profit Mom doesn't feel like cooking tonight, so we're getting _ food Except for a few _ hiding in the hills, all the rebels surrendered after the peace treaty The angry citizens demanded a _ on crime in their neighborhood Most business _ fail in less than three years If tide's a problem with the machine, the _ switch is right here The prime minister demanded the immediate _ of the hostages 10 The convenience store _ was recorded on videotape EXERCISE 29e, Review — Complete the sentences with these phrasal verbs from previous sections Be sure the phrasal verbs are in the correct tense To check their meanings, review the section number given after each one break up, 28 with, 25 go up, 26 settle for, 25 call back, 28 dry off, 27 knock off, 27 stand up, 28 call up, 28 give away, 28 lighten up, 25 think up, 25 carry out, 28 go over, 26 mess up, 28 zip up, 21 The teacher was too strict with her students, and the principal suggested that she Tom was expecting Nancy to come to his house for dinner, but she him Letting Timi-ny use my computer was a mistake He it , and now it doesn't work They're asking $340,000 for their house, but they might $300,000 I told the school principal that Hank might have something to the fish in the swimming pool 222 ... the particle: He washed the dirt right off Ho washed right off the dirt Infinitive present tense -ing form past tense past participle bite off & bites off biting off bit off bitten off bite off. .. girlfriend One of the arms broke off the statue when it fell off the pedestal broken off part.adj After something breaks off, it is broken off The handle of the coffee cup is broken off break off p.v... you break off relations or contact with someone, you decide to end relations or contact with that person The two countries broke off relations with each other I was so angry at my in-laws that