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 | |
|---|---|
| I was sleeping before you woke me up, what's up? | |
| Is there any chance of getting a table, please? | |
| Can you summarize it before you go, please? | |
| What's her name, by the way? | |
| Umm, my first choice would be Camden Lock, I guess. | |
| Can I have a look at it, please? | |
| I am okay, thanks. | |
| That's okay for now, thank you. | |
| Can you give me some information about the other tenants, please? | |
| So a bottle would be better, please. | |
| That would be the worst, I guess. | |
| Can you open the oven door for me, please? | |
| It seems we have to, in any case... | |
| An entire house!? Way more than we pay now, for sure. | |
| Hello, Joseph, nice to meet you. | |
| Okay, thank you very much. | |
| Yeah, that's better I suppose, thanks. | |
| I'm talking about leaving the house, of course... | |
| I see, what about a tenner then? | |
| We'll have a bottle of chardonnay and a bottle of sauvignon blanc, thanks Mike. | |
