English (UK)
An expression is a word or group of words used in a particular situation or by particular people.
In English an expression doesn't always have a particular grammar structure but is commonly used in spoken English.
Examples :
| Expression example sentences | |
|---|---|
| Can I have one packet of cigarettes, please? | |
| Can you make it bigger, please? | |
| Can you leave me alone, please! | |
| Could you do me a favour and find us some, please? | |
| I am fine, thank you. | |
| Since they use my stuff we can *borrow* some of their bread, I think. | |
| Thanks for your kind wishes. | |
| I need them finely chopped, please! | |
| We'll have a bottle of chardonnay and a bottle of sauvignon blanc, thanks Mike. | |
| Can we see the bathroom first, please? | |
| Is there any chance of getting a table, please? | |
| Dear, can you help me walk down the stairs, please? | |
| Can we see the kitchen first, please? | |
| Can we have our drinks before the meal please? | |
| Cate with a C not a K, can you check it again, please? | |
| He looks a bit scared, because he can smell Bear, I think. | |
| Good luck for tomorrow, see you. | |
| An entire house!? Way more than we pay now, for sure. | |
| Really? Very interesting. | |
| Alright, see you then. | |
