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<!-==text==begin==-> Hi,
just forgot toask:
Suppose I didn’t put my glasses properlyand it was “hit” by something, so now it became”out of shape”(is this term right?). If I go to anoptometrist and ask for help, what should I say?”Can you re-shape my glasses please?” Is thatright?

Thanks!
Kenith

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<!-==text==begin==-> Hi, Kenith! If yourglasses get bent out of shape you would ask theoptometrist to either straighten the frames orjust fix them.

Joan <!-==10722==960==end==->

<!-==text==begin==-> Can I use “to get bend outof shape” for other things too? Could you give mesome examples? <!-==10722==964==end==->

<!-==text==begin==-> Hi, Maria!

“Get bentout of shape” is a very useful phrase. Almostanything that is usually a firm shape can “getbent”. A metal chair could get bent out ofshape if it gets hit hard; a piece of woodfurniture that had water damage that changed it’sshape might be bent out of shape...

Thisis also an idiomatic phrase - we say “hey, don’tget bent out of shape” if someone seems very upsetor worried about something. Here’s a sampleconversation:

Maria: Say, Joan, what’swrong? You look like you might cry.
Joan:Oh, my boss just told me I have to rewrite thisreport,
and that’s a bighassle.
Maria: Don’t get bent out of shape, Ican help you!

Hope you don’t mind that Iused our names. :)

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