Online English private lessons and group courses with native speakers.

Click now to take advantage of discounts up to 50%.

Expression Exercises

( Free Online English Grammar Lessons )

Read time : 1 minute

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
Oh, you found some, thank you very much!	Oh vous en avez trouvé, merci beaucoup!
Can you look after it carefully, please?	Pouvez-vous le surveille s'il-vous-plait ?
I'll have 20, please.	Je prendrai celui de 20, s'il vous plaît.
If you don't have anything better to do, of course.	Si vous n'avez rien de mieux à faire bien sûr.
Thank you, madam, see you then!	Merci, madame, à plus tard !
Can you make it bigger, please?	Tu peux l'agrandir, s'il-te-plaît ?
Alright! See you, bye.	Très bien ! Au revoir, bye.
...Oh yes, I want to talk to my mum, I mean Mrs. Jones, please!	...Oh oui, je veux parler à ma mère, je veux dire Mme.Jones, s'il vous plaît!
Finally, you've got your precious rice, congratulations!	Finalement, tu as ton précieux riz, félicitations!
And I need to change my clothes, of course.	Et je dois me changer, bien sûr.
Thanks for letting me know, bye!	Merci de me le faire savoir, au revoir!
That would be the worst, I guess.	Ce serait pire, je pense.
It seems we have to, in any case...	Il semble que nous le devons, dans tous les cas...
I'll have another glass of wine, please.	Je voudrais un autre verre de vin, s'il-vous-plait.
What about you, Mike?	Et vous Mike ?
Then I missed my appointment at 11:00, of course.	Ensuite j'ai raté mon rendez-vous à 11h00, bien sûr.
I really have to go now, see you there, kisses...	Je dois vraiment partir là, à plus, bisous...
Can I have the ad number for it, please?	Puis-je avoir son numéro d'annonce, s'il-vous-plaît ?
Really? Very interesting.	Vraiment ? Très intéréssant.
Can you clean the sink before I start washing, please?	Tu peux nettoyer le lavabo avant que je commence à faire la vaiselle, s'il te plaît?