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How is 'square away' used? Can I use 'square away' when after I fight and make up with someone? Like "Are we all squared away now?" Is it a common phrase?
18 Thg 08 2016 06:03
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It is a common-ish phrase. I feel like it is something that someone in the military or maybe an older person would say. An example phrase would be, "I heard that the house had a plumbing problem, is it squared away now?" or maybe "I know we got in a fight last week and I'm sorry, are we squared away now?" I think overall it would be more universal to say, "are we cool now?" More people tend to say it (at least where I am from *California*) and it doesn't sound as strict or harsh, I guess haha I hope this helped! :)
18 tháng 8 năm 2016
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Like John said it's somewhat common. "Squared Away" usually means to take care of a situation. I'd say a more common version of this is to "square up", which means to means make up with someone, or pay them money that you owe them.
19 tháng 8 năm 2016
I don't feel it would be natural to use that phrase after making up with someone. I personally almost never use that expression. Some more natural options are: Is everything okay between us now? Are we all good now? Is everything settled now?
21 tháng 8 năm 2016
This phrasal verb is not really common in my area, so it might be an American expression. Yes, some phrasal verbs are region-specific. The sense of "square" means that things are put in order, organised neatly and finished - perhaps a more "human" phrase is better after an argument (such as John's suggestion).
21 tháng 8 năm 2016
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