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Expression Exercises

( Free Online English Grammar Lessons )

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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 :

OK!
Oh my god!
See you later!
What’s up?
How’s it going?
How are things?
How about you?
Pretty good.
Same as always.
Could be better.
Can't complain.
No problem.
No worries.
My pleasure.
Anytime.
Anyway, ...
I have no idea.
Exactly.
Absolutely.
That’s for sure.
I couldn’t agree more.
You’re telling me!
I’ll say!
I suppose so.
That’s great!
Poor you.
Sorry!
Alright!
What a day!
Fancy meeting you here!

Expression example sentences
To be more realistic, of course!	Pour être plus réaliste, bien sûr !
Thank you, madam, see you then!	Merci, madame, à plus tard !
Dude, picking up sh*t requires another tenner, see ya!	Mec, ramasser la merde vaut dix balles de plus, à plus!
Can you get me 3 small beers, please?	Peux-tu me ramener 3 petites bières, s'il te plaît ?
Or can you clean this one, please?	Est-ce que tu peux nettoyer celle-ci, s'il te plaît?
Hello sir, table for two?	Bonjour monsieur, une table pour deux?
And it's totally burnt now, gross!	Et elle est brûlée maintenant, dégoûtant!
An entire house!? Way more than we pay now, for sure.	Une maison entière !? Bien plus que ce que nous payons maintenant, à coup sûr.
Alright! See you, bye.	Très bien ! Au revoir, bye.
Oh, you mean Mike, I guess.	Oh, tu parles de Mike.
Oh, you found some, thank you very much!	Oh vous en avez trouvé, merci beaucoup!
That's perfect! I appreciate it, thank you so much!	C'est parfait ! J'apprécie, je vous remercie beaucoup !
Maybe, sorry about that.	Peut-être, désolée.
No, I'm okay, thanks.	Non, ça va aller merci.
She hung up on me! F*cking idiot!	Elle a raccroché! Quelle p*tain d'idiote!
I'm talking about leaving the house, of course...	Je suis entrain de parler à propos de quitter la maison, bien sûr...
We'll have the mussels, the calamari, some shrimp and the grilled fish, please.	Nous prendrons les moules, les calamars, les crevettes et le poisson grillé, s'il vous plaît.
Okay, I'm waiting for you, see you then.	Okay, je t'attends, à plus tard.
Well, can you explain how you make that calculation, please?	Bien, peux-tu m'expliquer comment tu fais la calcul, s'il-te-plaît ?
What about you?	Et toi?