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 | |
|---|---|
| Can you clean the sink before I start washing, please? | |
| That's okay, no problem. | |
| An entire house!? Way more than we pay now, for sure. | |
| Hello, Joseph, nice to meet you. | |
| Can I have one packet of cigarettes, please? | |
| Could you chop some onions for me? Please?! | |
| I'll have a glass of white wine, too, please. | |
| See you later, Nick. | |
| Yes, somewhere comfortable, please. | |
| Can I have the ad number for it, please? | |
| And turn the top and the bottom grills on, please. | |
| Can you leave me alone, please! | |
| Oh, you found some, thank you very much! | |
| I don't think I would leave my cat to get a room, thank you! | |
| Hello Jen, what's up? | |
| Can you look after it carefully, please? | |
| Diego, can you tell me what she said last night, please? | |
| Hello, madam, unfortunately... | |
| I don't know what to say, really... | |
| I will have some fish, I think. | |
