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 | |
|---|---|
| Okay, thank you very much. | |
| Can I take your name and mobile number, please? | |
| An entire house!? Way more than we pay now, for sure. | |
| Oh come on! Can we just talk about something else, please! | |
| Yeah, that's better I suppose, thanks. | |
| Congratulations, well spotted! | |
| Can you make it bigger, please? | |
| That's okay for now, thank you. | |
| Sounds nice, can you show us the room, please? | |
| Umm, my first choice would be Camden Lock, I guess. | |
| What's her name, by the way? | |
| Good luck for tomorrow, see you. | |
| Cate with a C not a K, can you check it again, please? | |
| Oh, hang on, what about the room upstairs, in your house? | |
| Can you clean the sink before I start washing, please? | |
| And it's totally burnt now, gross! | |
| Thank you, have a nice day! | |
| Yes, but can we cut them in cubes, please? | |
| That's okay, no problem. | |
| Can you start from the beginning, please? | |
