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 | |
|---|---|
| And it's totally burnt now, gross! | |
| Hello, I'd like to book a table for two for tonight, please. | |
| He is made of wood, I believe. | |
| You too, byee! | |
| Cate with a C not a K, can you check it again, please? | |
| I don't know what to say, really... | |
| Can you open the oven door for me, please? | |
| Hi Laura, congratulations! | |
| We'll have a bottle of chardonnay and a bottle of sauvignon blanc, thanks Mike. | |
| Could you do me a favour and find us some, please? | |
| You act like a child sometimes, I have to say! | |
| Can we have the menu, please? | |
| Hello, can we order our meals, please? | |
| I'm able to do both at the same time, dear, no worries! | |
| Okay, I'm waiting for you, see you then. | |
| Dear, can you let him finish, please!? | |
| What's her name, by the way? | |
| Maybe later, that's all for now, thank you! | |
| Oh, hang on, what about the room upstairs, in your house? | |
| Alright, if you say so! | |
