PhraseMix Section 1 Flashcards
I wish I could meet a guy who’s responsible and doesn’t act like an immature child.
Don’t we all.
Achoo! (Someone sneezes near you.)
Bless you.
Can you pass me a napkin? (You’re giving or handing a person something)
There you go.
When you’re doing something for another person.
There you go. /Here you go.
Your cat is making noises. You’re wondering why. You ask her this.
What are you meowing about?
You’re in charge of a meeting at work. You say this to get the meeting started
Hey guys. How’s it going?
If someone who you know asks “How’s it going?” while walking past you or working on something busily, it’s similar to saying …
Hi
If you’re sitting down with someone and they ask “How’s it going?”, then they’re …
Trying to start a conversation.
If you want to express something make you feel very uncomfortable and you want to complain about it…
Something is killing me!
When you know that you have allergies, you may start to call them…
My allergies
Another expression of That’s really ___ or You’re really ___
What a (something)
You can encourage young children by calling them _________ when they do something impressive for their age.
A big boy / a big girl
Use this phrase when a pet, or a very young child, does something wrong, usually below age of 3
Bad boy! / Bad girl!
Stop holding something.
Let go of (something)
People often use it to exaggerate about how old something is.
(Something) is ancient.
When you’re talking about how much you slept at night, you usually use the expression _________
Get (a number of) hours of sleep
When you sleep for an extra long time, or when you fall asleep at a strange time of day:
I slept for _____ hours.
People often use it in spoken English to express a little.
Kind of (pronounce as kinda)
When discussing academic topics or in writing, people often use … to express a little instead of kind of
somewhat
When something is … , it means that it’s been used a lot. It probably looks old and might not work very well anymore because it’s been used so much
Worn out
You can say a person is …, which means that they’re really tired
worn out
This is a useful phrase when you want to describe how something looks with a word that doesn’t usually describe the appearance of something.
(something)-looking
Your mother is going to make breakfast. She asks you what you want to eat. You don’t care, so you say this
It’s up to you.
A more direct and less polite way of “It’s up to you”.
I don’t care.
A more formal and polite way of “It’s up to you.”
Whatever you prefer.
Saying that someone’s nose is …. means that there’s liquid coming out of it.
Runny / running
The liquid coming out of your nose when you have a cold.
Snot
…. someone’s nose means cleaning it with a tissue.
Wiping
You can use this phrase when someone leaves a company, graduates from a school, etc. You can say this about someone:
I’m sorry to see/him go.
You can also use this phrase when someone dies, if you’re talking about someone who neither you nor the listener was very close to, like a neighbor or a celebrity
I’m sorry to see/him go.
You’re at a restaurant. The waitress asks what you want to drink. You’d like a beer (drink a beer from a glass or mug instead of from a bottle or can), so you ask this.
What do you have on tag?
You’re limping. A coworker asks what’s wrong. You explain that you injured one of your leg muscles.
Ah, I pulled my hamstring.*
