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 still check the stock room, please? | |
| Sorry Cate! Nice to meet you. | |
| Dear, can you help me walk down the stairs, please? | |
| More or less? | |
| Umm, my first choice would be Camden Lock, I guess. | |
| See you at the station at 5. | |
| We'll have a bottle of chardonnay and a bottle of sauvignon blanc, thanks Mike. | |
| Oh, hang on, what about the room upstairs, in your house? | |
| Can you give me some information about the other tenants, please? | |
| No, I'm okay, thanks. | |
| What about the prices? | |
| What about this one behind Iceland? | |
| I don't think I would leave my cat to get a room, thank you! | |
| Can you make it bigger, please? | |
| No, just a regular one, 4 or 5 pounds, I guess. | |
| Better late than never! | |
| Could you do me a favour and find us some, please? | |
| And I need a ladle for the chicken stock, that's all, I suppose. | |
| Good night, see you later. | |
| Diego! You little b*stard. | |
