The phrase "about a mate" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a friend or companion, often in a casual or informal context.
Example: "I was just talking about a mate of mine who recently moved to another city."
Alternatives: "regarding a friend" or "concerning a companion".
Kevin Friend, apparently, received the most positive reactions by some distance but we'll cautiously put that down to a lot of people tweeting about a mate called Kevin.
A character in Maxim Gorky's play "On the Lower Depth" says about a mate who strangles himself: "What a song he'd spoiled".
Do not worry about a mate; any male in the species will do, and there is almost surely at least one in your neighborhood.
After all, everyone has an anecdote about a mate or a neighbour who has all the latest gadgets and designer sportswear for their children, "and they've been on benefits since, like, for ever".
In the moment, Mickelson decided to have some fun about a mate of his, McIlroy.
Focus on becoming a whole person instead of obsessing about a mate.
If you believe the men's magazines, like Esquire, Details and GQ, men are programmed to worry not about having children, or even about finding a mate (that apparently happens without effort), but about acquiring sufficient amounts of the right kinds of accessories: suits, shoes, cars, watches, DVD players and cocktail shakers.
Then I saw Jerry Palace on TV talking about Check-a-Mate.
Riechert's and Regenerus' ideas about a mating-market cleft -- thanks to the pill -- into those seeking sex and those seeking marriage, has long been popular with conservatives.
He offers up his theory: "It was about being sexy, but not simply about attracting a mate or attracting a partner but essentially an expression of power, right, in different forms.
"It was a typical way for Tred to go about finding a mate, full-bore, no-holds barred, just go for it.
