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COMMON
ENGLISH PHRASES
Marina Mogilko
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ELEMENTARY
How is it going? — How are you?
Long time no see! — You haven’t seen someone for a
long time, maybe weeks or months.
No worries — Don’t worry about it. It’s fine.
How do you know? — Where did you get the news?
What’s going on? — What is happening?
Sorry, I wasn’t listening — Sorry, I didn’t hear
anything you said.
Thank you anyway! — Thank you for your effort
(when somebody didn’t reach the necessary result)
It doesn’t matter — Don’t worry.
Things happen — It’s okay. Don’t be upset.
Lucky you! — Congrats!
Good for you! — It can be both positive and negative,
depending on situation. Positive meaning -
congratulations (e.g. when you got promoted).
Negative meaning - okay, whatever (e.g. you’re
leaving the job and nobody cares).
Cheer up! — Smile! Be happy!
I’ll text you! — I’ll send you a message through a
messenger.
You rock! — You are amazing!
You screwed up — You did something wrong.
Thank God it’s Friday — I’m so happy that the
weekend is coming.
Take care! — See you later.
Total: ____
INTERMEDIATE
What have you been up to? — What have you been doing?
Can’t complain — Everything is really cool.
It’s very kind of you! — Thank you very much for doing something.
Sorry to bother you — Sorry to distract you.
I’ll be with you in a minute — Give me a minute, I’ll come back to
your question.
Where were we? — What did we stop at?
You were saying? — What were you saying?
I freaked out — I lost emotional control.
You’ve got to be kidding me! — Oh my God! I can’t believe it.
Come on, you can do — You can finish what you started.
Not a bit! — Not at all.
It’s not worth it! — Don’t be upset about it. It is not necessary to
put an effort into this.
Couldn’t care less — I’m not interested at all.
You are driving me nuts! — You make me feel crazy.
I’d better be going — I should go.
Total: ____
ADVANCED
That’s a good one — That’s a great joke.
Thank you in advance! — I’m thanking you for something you’ll
hopefully do in the future.
Did I get you right? — Did I understand you correctly?
Don’t take it to heart — Don’t be upset.
I didn’t catch the last word — I didn’t hear the last word you said.
Fingers crossed! — I wish you luck.
Oh, that. That explains it. — I see. Now I understand the situation.
(After you got some extra facts about it)
Keep up the good work! — Continue being great at your work.
That’s lit! — That’s amazing.
There you go! — See, I told you, you can make it. Good job.
There is no room for doubt — I am absolutely sure.
You should go the extra mile — Work harder.
Step up your game — Work harder. Work better.
Pull yourself together — Stop crying and start doing something.
You sold me! — I want to do it [what other person described] too.
This is a no-brainer. — It’s a really easy decision.
Can you cover for me? — Can you work in my place?
Total: ____
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