Would you like to sound a native English speaker now? You’re in the right place! Below are 10 common expressions in English conversations for you to learn:
1. Long time no see
Meaning: an English expression used as a greeting by people who have not seen each other for a while.
Example:
Anna: John, long time to see
John: Hi Anna.What have you been up to?
Anna: Well I got married and moved to France
John: Wow, good for you. I’m so happy to see you again.
2. Twenty four seven
Meaning: Twenty four hours in a day seven a week.
Example:
Their supermarket is open twenty four seven.
3. Beat around the bush
Meaning: to avoid talking about what is important.
Example:
Stop beating around the bush and tell me what you want
4. Sick and tired
Meaning: annoyed about or bored with someone or something and unwilling to put up them any longer.
Example:
A: Where are you going for lunch today?
B: I don’t know…how about a burger?
A: No. I eat that almost every day. I’m getting sick and tired of them.
B: Let’s go eat sushi then.
A quick tip: If you want to learn more about the daily conversation in English, eJOY English App 2 is a great app for learning English with step-by-step courses generated from authentic videos. You can easily learn and remember not only the common words but also the phrases and expressions that natives use every day.
5. Back and forth
Meaning: moving first in one direction and then in the opposite one.
Example:
She swayed gently back and forth to the music.
6. What’s the catch
Meaning: we use it when something sounds good, but we are worried about any hidden problems.
Example:
A: Jon wants to sell his car for $500 only you would be thinking
B: Hum!! What’s the catch.
7. Give me a hand
Meaning: Asking for help
Example:
“Bob, this box is very heavy. Could you give us a hand and help us life it?”
8. What a small world
Meaning: we use when a person knows someone you know by chance
Example:
A: Do you see that guy over there?
B: Yes, what about him
A: We used to play football in high school
B: Wow, what a small word.
9. Come on
Meaning: please, hurry, go faster
Example:
Come on stop doing that
Come on! I only have few minutes before I must go.
10. Fat chance
Meaning: we used to say that you certainly do not think that something is likely to happen.
Example:
A: Do you think that the boss would let us leave early to watch movie?
B: Fat chance!
Check out our course about English idioms to enrich your vocabulary and better your English conversations!
You can save any useful phrases and idioms to your wordbook with only a click! eJOY extension will make everything easier for you to learn English! You can look up and learn any vocabulary on Youtube, Netflix and Online Articles that you want to master! It’s definitely a “piece of cake”, isn’t it?
Download eJOY extension for FREE!
