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Expression Exercises

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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
I'm Cate, nice to meet you, Mike.	Io sono Cate, piacere di conoscerti, Mike.
Hello sir, table for two?	Salve signore, tavolo per due?
And it's totally burnt now, gross!	Ed ora è tutta bruciata, che schifo!
You are being very generous dear, thanks, what about this...	Sei molto generosa cara, grazie, ma cosa ne dici questo…
What about this one behind Iceland?	Che cosa ne dici di questa dietro Iceland?
Oh, hang on, what about the room upstairs, in your house?	Oh, aspetta, cosa ne dici della stanza al piano di sopra, a casa tua?
Can you stop reminding me about the 10-day situation, please!?	Poi smetterla di ricordarmi di questa cosa di 10 giorni, per favore!?
What about you?	E tu che mi dici?
Well, can you explain how you make that calculation, please?	Beh, puoi spiegarmi come hai fatto quel calcolo, per favore?
I'm able to do both at the same time, dear, no worries!	Posso fare entrambe le cose contemporaneamente, cara, non preoccuparti!
Could you do me a favour and find us some, please?	Potresti farmi un favore e trovarcene un po', per favore?
Hello Dick, nice to meet you.	Salve Dick, piacere di conoscerti.
Thank you, madam, see you then!	Grazie signora, ci vediamo allora!
Can you summarize it before you go, please?	Puoi ricapitolare prima di andare, per favore?
Okay, thank you very much.	Ok, grazie mille.
Really? Very interesting.	Davvero? Molto interessante.
Alright, if you say so!	Va bene, se lo dici tu!
That's wonderful, thank you very much!	Meraviglioso, grazie infinite!
Can I take your name and mobile number, please?	Posso avere il suo nome e numero di cellulare, per favore?
I don't know what to say, really...	Non so cosa dire, davvero…