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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
Yes, what about them?	Si, e allora?
And turn the top and the bottom grills on, please.	E accendi la griglia sopra e sotto, per favore.
Can I have a look at it, please?	Posso dare un’occhiata per favore?
So a bottle would be better, please.	Quindi andrebbe meglio la bottiglia, per favore.
Hm, yes, can I get £20 cashback, please?	Hm, sì, posso avere £ 20 di cashback per favore?
...It was nice to meet you, too, thanks!	… È un piacere anche per me, grazie!
Maybe later, that's all for now, thank you!	Magari più tardi, è tutto per ora, grazie!
Can I have the ad number for it, please?	Posso avere il numero dell’annuncio, per favore?
Oh, you found some, thank you very much!	Oh, lo ha trovato, grazie mille!
I just had a bit of toast, what about you?	Ho mangiato un po’ di toast, e tu?
That would be nice, thank you.	Sarebbe bello grazie.
Dude, picking up sh*t requires another tenner, see ya!	Bello, per raccogliere la merda ci vuole un altro deca, ci vediamo!
That would be the worst, I guess.	Quello sarebbe stato peggio, suppongo.
I see, what about a tenner then?	Capisco, cosa ne dici di un deca allora?
No, I don't need anything, thanks.	No, non mi serve nient’altro, grazie.
Well, can you explain how you make that calculation, please?	Beh, puoi spiegarmi come hai fatto quel calcolo, per favore?
That's okay, can we do it first thing, please?	Va bene, possiamo farlo prima per favore?
I don't know what to say, really...	Non so cosa dire, davvero…
...Oh yes, I want to talk to my mum, I mean Mrs. Jones, please!	… Oh sì, voglio parlare con mia mamma, voglio dire la sig.ra Jones, per favore!
Can we see the bathroom first, please?	Possiamo vedere prima il bagno, per favore?