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Expression Exercises

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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 :

OK!
Oh my god!
See you later!
What’s up?
How’s it going?
How are things?
How about you?
Pretty good.
Same as always.
Could be better.
Can't complain.
No problem.
No worries.
My pleasure.
Anytime.
Anyway, ...
I have no idea.
Exactly.
Absolutely.
That’s for sure.
I couldn’t agree more.
You’re telling me!
I’ll say!
I suppose so.
That’s great!
Poor you.
Sorry!
Alright!
What a day!
Fancy meeting you here!

Expression example sentences
She couldn't stand seeing your ugly face anymore, I guess.	Ich schätze sie hat es nicht mehr ausgehalten dein hässliches Gesicht zu sehen.
Okay, thank you very much.	Okay, vielen Dank.
Excuse me, but what about the complaining about Pogo part?	Entschuldige, aber was ist mit der Beschwerde über Pogo?
Oh, you found some, thank you very much!	Oh, Sie haben eine Packung gefunden. Vielen Dank!
That would be nice, thank you.	Danke, das wäre großartig.
We'll have the mussels, the calamari, some shrimp and the grilled fish, please.	Wir nehmen die Muscheln, die Kalamari, einige Shrimps und den gegrillten Fisch, bitte.
Umm, my first choice would be Camden Lock, I guess.	Ähm, ich denke meine erste Wahl wäre Camden Lock.
You're welcome!	Gerne!
Alright, see you soon.	Ok, bis gleich.
I'm Cate, nice to meet you, Mike.	Ich bin Cate, freut mich dich kennenzulernen Mike.
You are being very generous dear, thanks, what about this...	Du bist sehr großzügig Schatz. Wie wäre es damit...
It might help you to relax a bit, I hope...	Es wird dir vielleicht helfen, dich etwas zu entspannen. Hoffe ich...
I was sleeping before you woke me up, what's up?	Ich habe geschlafen, bevor du mich aufgeweckt hast. Was ist los?
She hung up on me! F*cking idiot!	Sie hat aufgelegt! D*mme Idiotin!
Yeah, I was wondering if his willy was sticking in or out, thanks!	Ja danke, ich hab mich gefragt, ob sein Pimmel drinnen oder draußen ist!
Dear, can you help me walk down the stairs, please?	Schatz, kannst du mir bitte die Treppen runterhelfen?
Really? Very interesting.	Echt? Sehr interessant.
Can you leave me alone, please!	Lass mich bitte in Ruhe!
Well done, very clever!	Gut gemacht, sehr clever!
Sorry Cate! Nice to meet you.	Sorry Cate! Freut mich dich kennenzulernen.