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 | |
|---|---|
| Umm... That's right, how did I forget that? How stupid I am... | |
| You act like a child sometimes, I have to say! | |
| I don't know, maybe, I suppose so. | |
| Oh, hang on, what about the room upstairs, in your house? | |
| Can you still check the stock room, please? | |
| Umm, my first choice would be Camden Lock, I guess. | |
| Okay, see you! | |
| Oh, you mean Mike, I guess. | |
| Can you open the oven door for me, please? | |
| We'll have a bottle of chardonnay and a bottle of sauvignon blanc, thanks Mike. | |
| I will have some fish, I think. | |
| Thanks for your kind wishes. | |
| You too, byee! | |
| You're welcome! | |
| Yes, what about them? | |
| Dear, can you help me walk down the stairs, please? | |
| Hello sir, table for two? | |
| Can you pass me the wine from the fridge, please? | |
| No, just a regular one, 4 or 5 pounds, I guess. | |
| Cate with a C not a K, can you check it again, please? | |
