02 Flashcards
It costs a lot of money
To set back
It set me back 20 dollars
This car sets me back a few thousands pounds
It set me back a fortune
It set me back a fair penny
To make a mistake
To Slip up
I slipped up at work yesterday, i made a huge mistake, i lost my manager’s presentation
I slipped up last week i forgot my wife’s birthday
Signposts
I am going to tell you about
I’d like to kick off by telling you about
To start with, let me tell you about sth
The person i am going to talk about is..
The person i am going to talk about is none other than my uncle
Getting to the point the person I want to talk about is ….
Generalizing
By and large, I’d say …
By and large I’d say it’s harder for them,because they are often stuck in their ways
Overall, it seems to me that …
Overall, it seems to me that it’s harder for them,because they are often stuck in their ways
I tend to think that ….
I tend to think that it’s harder for them,because they are often stuck in their ways
Expand idea with example
To share one example
To name one example
More specifically,
In particular,
I think there is a bunch of things people could do to get into shape, more specifically/in particular/ to share one example/ to name one example, they could go for brisk walk first thing in the morning
And
On top of that
Actually
As a matter of fact
I like history, on top of that/ actually/ as a matter of fact, i like geography too,i think they both overlap to be honest
But
That said
Mind you
I like fastfood, that said/ mind you, i would not eat it everyday.
Fillers
That’s a tricky question …
That’s hard to predict…
I am no expert …
It’s funny you should ask because i was thinking about that the other days I think …
متنفر بودن
Loathe, detest
Love them or loathe them, zoos have been part of the cityscape for over 150 years
منظره شهری
Cityscape
