Question

50 English phrases with meaning and sentences

Answer 1

Answer:

1. How is it going? – You can ask this question to a person that you have not seen for a long while. It is sort of asking how the person has been and what he or she has been doing. This phrase can also be used to check on the progress of someone’s project, undertaking or feat. 

2. Long time no see! – When you have missed a friend or a close family member, you can ask them this question. It sets the stage for more discussion and updates on what has been going on in the person’s life.  

4. Can’t complain – This is a typical answer to the question ‘how have you been?’ you can say this when your life has been good.

5. How do you know? – When someone has told you something that you didn’t expect to.

6. That’s a good one = that’s a good joke!

7. Its very kind of you! – Has someone opened the door for you or done something seemingly small.

8. Thank you anyway – Assume someone has volunteered to do something only to find that the task has been completed. You can thank them for their selflessness and thoughtfulness by saying this phrase. It shows that you recognize their effort even if it did not yield the desired results. 

9. Thank you in advance! – Do you want to ask for a favor from a friend and are afraid that they may decline? Use this phrase to motivate them to oblige to your request. When you thank someone in advance, it is an expression of your eagerness to have the task done, and they will put efforts to complete it. 

10. No worries – When someone reports to you that the tea is not as hot as they expected, you can tell them ‘no worries’. This statement shows that you are okay with whatever proposition, result or situation there is. 

11. What’s going on? - Do you want to check on a teammate, colleague or friend? Use this phrase to indicate that you hope for the best. It is commonly used where you know the person has been struggling with a task and that you genuinely wan to solve the problem. 

12. Did I get you right? –Sometimes, people say or do things that we do not expect, are shocking or are bizarre.

13. Don’t take it to heart – When you tell a person this, it is a warning that you are about to blast them! It is a cool way to ask a person not to take offense at what you are about to say.

14. I didn’t catch the last word – Has somebody talked to you and you did not understand the last bit of the sentence? Here is a common phrase to politely ask them to repeat what they have said. It shows your earnest request for clarification.