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It was nice of you to ...
nice / kind / good / generous / polite / stupid / silly etc. OF somebody (to do something)
- Thank you. It was very kind of you to help me.
- It is stupid of me to go out without a coat in such cold weather.
but
(be) nice / kind / good / generous / polite / rude / friendly / cruel etc. TO somebody
- They have always been very nice to me. (not with me)
- Why were you so unfriendly to Lucy?
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| B |
Adjective + about / with
| angry / annoyed / funous / upset |
ABOUT something |
| WITH somebody FOR doing something |
- There's no point in getting angry about things that don't matter.
- Are you annoyed with me for being late?
- Lisa is upset about not being invited to the party.
excited / worried / nervous / happy etc. ABOUT a situation
- Are you nervous about the exam?
pleased / satisfied / happy / delighted / disappointed WITH something you receive, or the result of something
- They were delighted with the present I gave them.
- Were you happy with your exam results?
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| C |
Adjective + at / by / with / of
surprised / shocked / amazed / astonished / upset AT or BY something
- Everybody was surprised at (or by) the news.
- I hope you weren't shocked by (or at) what I said.
impressed WITH or BY somebody/something
- I'm very impressed with (or by) her English. It's very good.
fed up / bored WITH something
- I don't enjoy my job any more. I'm fed up with it. / I'm bored with it.
tired / sick OF something
- Come on, let's go! I'm tired of waiting. / I'm sick of waiting.
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| D |
Sorry about / for
sorry ABOUT a situation or something that happened
- I'm sorry about the mess. I'll dear it up lat er.
- Sorry about last night. (= Sorry about something that happened last night)
sorry FOR or ABOUT something you did
- Alex is very sorry for what he said. (or sorry about what he said)
- I'm sorry for shouting at you yesterday. (or sorry about shouting)
You can also say 'I'm sorry I (did something)':
- I'm sorry I shouted at you yesterday.
feel / be sorry FOR somebody who is in a bad situation
- I feel sorry for Matt. He's had a lot of bad luck. (not I feel sorry about Matt)
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