{"id":451,"date":"2021-02-10T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-02-10T03:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nativeintonation.com\/?p=451"},"modified":"2021-02-14T13:04:02","modified_gmt":"2021-02-14T04:04:02","slug":"piece-of-mind-or-peace-of-mind-meaning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nativeintonation.com\/piece-of-mind-or-peace-of-mind-meaning\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Piece of Mind&#8221; or &#8220;Peace of Mind&#8221;? Meaning"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Have you ever heard of these expressions, <span class=\"highlight bold\">&#8220;piece of mind&#8221;<\/span> or <span class=\"highlight bold\">&#8220;peace of mind&#8221;<\/span>? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They sound the same but they have a different meaning. Find out in this post!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Give Someone a Piece of Your Mind<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The complete expression is actually \u201c<strong><em>to give someone a piece of your mind<\/em><\/strong>.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This means to express your negative feelings honestly and directly. When you <strong><em>give someone a piece of your mind<\/em><\/strong>, you are letting all your negative feelings and criticisms go out.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Are your neighbors making noises all day long? Then you might go over to their house to complain and express your frustration. In that case, you're <strong><em>giving them a piece of your mind<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is an example, <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"dialogue-block\">\n<div id=\"dialogue-block_60289c296ecb7\" class=\"dialogue-repeater \">\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t#dialogue-block_60289c296ecb7 {\n\t\tbackground: ;\n\t\tcolor: ;\n\t}\n<\/style>\n\n\n\n\n<p>See how it works? There is a troublesome or uncomfortable situation, and you use this expression to complain about it. You allow your opinion about it to go out.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is another example,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"dialogue-block\">\n<div id=\"dialogue-block_60289ca76ecbb\" class=\"dialogue-repeater \">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \n\n\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"dialogue left small\">\n\t\t\t\t    \t<div class=\"speaker-icon\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nativeintonation.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/speaker\/joanne.png\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"speech-bubble\">Tom is late again. <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\n\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\t \t<div class=\"dialogue right small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t<div class=\"speaker-icon\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nativeintonation.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/speaker\/erik.jpg\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"speech-bubble\">I can't believe it. This is his third time. It is time to give him a piece of mind. <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\n\t \t\t\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t#dialogue-block_60289ca76ecbb {\n\t\tbackground: ;\n\t\tcolor: ;\n\t}\n<\/style>\n\n\n\n\n<p>You can use this phrase in a conversation to let someone know that you will or want to express how upset you are.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/nativeintonation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/cloudvisual-DCtwjzQ9uVE-unsplash.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nativeintonation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/cloudvisual-DCtwjzQ9uVE-unsplash.jpg 800w, https:\/\/nativeintonation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/cloudvisual-DCtwjzQ9uVE-unsplash-250x167.jpg 250w, https:\/\/nativeintonation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/cloudvisual-DCtwjzQ9uVE-unsplash-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nativeintonation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/cloudvisual-DCtwjzQ9uVE-unsplash-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Peace of Mind <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The meaning of \u201c<strong><em>peace of mind<\/em><\/strong>\u201d is quite the opposite of the expression we have just checked. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When you have \u201c<strong><em>peace of mind<\/em><\/strong>\u201d you are calm and relaxed. You feel safe and you do not have any worries.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example you might say, \u201cHaving a good insurance policy <strong><em>gives me peace of mind<\/em><\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Notice there is no article, &#8220;a&#8221; before &#8220;peace.&#8221; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can &#8220;have&#8221; or &#8220;give&#8221; peace of mind. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, &#8220;Money doesn't always <strong><em>give you peace of mind<\/em><\/strong>.&#8221; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since &#8220;peace&#8221; and &#8220;peace&#8221; sound the same, pay attention to the context and try to understand what is being said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/nativeintonation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/olimpo-avila-salazar-c9I-U1mPDyA-unsplash.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-466\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nativeintonation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/olimpo-avila-salazar-c9I-U1mPDyA-unsplash.jpg 800w, https:\/\/nativeintonation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/olimpo-avila-salazar-c9I-U1mPDyA-unsplash-250x167.jpg 250w, https:\/\/nativeintonation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/olimpo-avila-salazar-c9I-U1mPDyA-unsplash-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nativeintonation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/olimpo-avila-salazar-c9I-U1mPDyA-unsplash-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Wrapping up<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There are many words and expressions that sound similar but hold different meanings. Be sure to understand them in order to use them properly!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now you can start using both expressions like a native speaker and improve your fluency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And remember, if somebody is taking your <em>peace of mind<\/em> away, you can always give them a <em>piece of your mind<\/em>! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Have you ever heard of these expressions, &#8220;piece of mind&#8221; or &#8220;peace of mind&#8221;? They sound the same but they have a different meaning. Find out in this post!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":453,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"acf":[],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/nativeintonation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/katerina-jerabkova-6CLBoiWuzSU-unsplash-600x400.jpg","featured_image_src_square":"https:\/\/nativeintonation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/katerina-jerabkova-6CLBoiWuzSU-unsplash-600x533.jpg","author_info":{"display_name":"Juan Pedro","author_link":"https:\/\/nativeintonation.com\/author\/juan-p\/"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nativeintonation.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/451"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nativeintonation.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nativeintonation.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nativeintonation.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nativeintonation.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=451"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/nativeintonation.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/451\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nativeintonation.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/453"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nativeintonation.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=451"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nativeintonation.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=451"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nativeintonation.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=451"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}