Asking For Small Change
Asking for small change Practice dialogues are a great way to improve your English speaking skills. When you listen to a conversation you familiarize yourself with useful conversational structures and vocabulary. Here is a...
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Asking For And Giving Directions In English
If you don’t know how to get to a certain place, it is a good idea to ask for directions. Here are some standard expressions you can use while asking for directions. Speaking tip...
Asking About Health
When we meet people we know, we often ask politely about their health or their general situation. Some expressions commonly used are given below. How are you? How are you today? What’s wrong with...
Talking About A Limited Quantity Of Something
To talk about a limited quantity of something we often use the word piece or bit, together with of, before an uncountable noun. Note that bit is informal and usually suggests a small quantity....
Phrases With Anything
Here is a list of idiomatic expressions using the word anything. Each expression / phrase is followed by its meaning and example sentences. Anything goes This expression is used for saying that any type...
Uses of Will
Announcing decisions using will We have seen that the future tense forms are constructed with will and shall. Will and shall are also used in offers, promises and orders. In these cases will usually...
An Earful | English Idioms
To get an earful is to get rebuked for doing something wrong or making a mistake. Don’t talk to her when she is in a bad mood. You will get an earful. I will...
Airhead | English Idioms
The expression airhead is used to refer to a person who is so stupid. When you say that somebody is an airhead what you mean is that his head is filled with air, and...
A Great Catch | English Idiom
A great catch When you say that somebody is a great catch, what you mean is that he or she is very attractive. This expression is mainly used to refer to a man or...
After all
After all can mean ‘in spite of what was said before’ or ‘contrary to what was expected’. After all usually goes at the end of a clause. I’m sorry. I can’t help you after...