Hi, can you say: "None of my pants fit anymore, I need to get down my stomach" Thanks
T TheShadow Member Joined Feb 16, 2011 Member Type Student or Learner Native Language Dutch Home Country Belgium Current Location Belgium May 8, 2012 #1 Hi, can you say: "None of my pants fit anymore, I need to get down my stomach" Thanks
emsr2d2 Moderator Staff member Joined Jul 28, 2009 Member Type English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country UK Current Location UK May 8, 2012 #2 TheShadow said: Hi, can you say: "None of my pants fit anymore, I need to get down my stomach" Thanks Click to expand... No. I need to lose some weight. I need to lose some weight, especially around the/my middle. I need to flatten my stomach. I need to get a flatter stomach. "Get down" does not work in this context.
TheShadow said: Hi, can you say: "None of my pants fit anymore, I need to get down my stomach" Thanks Click to expand... No. I need to lose some weight. I need to lose some weight, especially around the/my middle. I need to flatten my stomach. I need to get a flatter stomach. "Get down" does not work in this context.
5jj Moderator Staff member Joined Oct 14, 2010 Member Type English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country Czech Republic Current Location Czech Republic May 9, 2012 #3 You could try to get your weight down, but not get down your weight.
BobK Moderator Staff member Joined Jul 29, 2006 Location Spencers Wood, near Reading, UK Member Type Retired English Teacher Native Language English Home Country UK Current Location UK May 9, 2012 #4 :up: When a dictionary says a phrasal verb's separable (or not), it's being quite helpful. ;-) b