PEACE OF MIND vs. PIECE OF MIND

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Rachel's English


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In English we have two phrases that are almost  exactly the same but have different meanings.  
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First, peace of mind. When you have peace of  mind you feel at ease you feel good that you  
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know how things are going to work out you  feel relaxed about something. For example,  
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for peace of mind, we've saved more than we need  for our trip in case any unexpected expenses come  
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up. But piece of my mind, with piece spelled  differently, if I'm going to give you a piece  
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of my mind that basically means I'm going to  go off on you, I don't like something that  
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you've done and I'm going to tell you about  it. I'm going to give you a piece of my mind.
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