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A:  Why have you been moping around the house all day? B:  I’m still a bit depressed about breaking up with Becky.  I miss her a lot. A:  That was over a month ago.  I’m surprised you are not over her by now.  You usually seem to bounce back quickly after a break-up. B:  Ya, but this is the first time I’ve been dumped.    A:  So it’s not really about her then.  You just feel bad because getting dumped was a shot to your confidence. B:  You’re probably right. A:  Let’s go out and try to meet some new girls tonight to take your mind off this.

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Moping around:  "Moping around" means to move around slowly while looking sad or depressed.

Ex.
She moped around the house for 2 weeks after she got fired from work.

Over her:  "Getting over" someone means to be completely comfortable after a break-up and not want the person back.

Ex. It took him a long time to get over his last girlfriend.

Bounce back:  "bouncing back" from something means that you were able to recover from a bad situation.

Ex. Roger Federer is usually good at bouncing back after a bad match. 
She was able to bounce back quickly after finding out her boyfriend met a new girl.

Shot to your confidence:  If something bad happens to someone which might make them loose self-confidence we call this event a "shot to their confidence". 

Ex. It was a real shot to his confidence when the last 3 girls he asked out on a date refused to go out with him.

Take your mind off this:  Taking your mind off something means to stop thinking about it.

Ex. Your job seems to be causing you a lot of stress.  You need to go on a vacation to take your mind off of it.

 

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