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 | |
|---|---|
| Yes, but can we cut them in cubes, please? | |
| Yes, what about them? | |
| See you at the station at 5. | |
| Hello, I'd like to book a table for two for tonight, please. | |
| Okay, see you! | |
| You act like a child sometimes, I have to say! | |
| Good luck for tomorrow, see you. | |
| Since they use my stuff we can *borrow* some of their bread, I think. | |
| Hm, yes, can I get £20 cashback, please? | |
| We'll have a bottle of chardonnay and a bottle of sauvignon blanc, thanks Mike. | |
| And I need to change my clothes, of course. | |
| Dear, can you help me walk down the stairs, please? | |
| Yes, Cate speaking. | |
| What's her name, by the way? | |
| Dude, picking up sh*t requires another tenner, see ya! | |
| What about this one behind Iceland? | |
| If you don't have anything better to do, of course. | |
| Can we have our drinks before the meal please? | |
| An entire house!? Way more than we pay now, for sure. | |
| I'll have a glass of white wine, too, please. | |
