Common American Phrases in Everyday Contexts (104 page)

I'll be damned
!
AND
I'll be hanged
!
I am very surprised!
I'll be damned! Did you see that Rolls-Royce go by? I'd swear it was gold-plated!
I'll be hanged! An Indian-head penny. You never see those any longer.

I'll be hanged
!
Go to I'll be damned!

(I'll) be right there
.
I'm coming.
B
ILL
: Tom! Come here. T
OM
: Be right there
.
M
OTHER
: Can you come down here a minute? C
HILD
: I'll be right there, Mom.

(I'll) be right with you
.
Please be patient, and I will attend to you soon. (Often said by someone behind a sales counter or by an office receptionist.)
M
ARY
: Oh, Miss? C
LERK
: I'll be right with you
.
B
OB
: Sally, can you come here for a minute? S
ALLY
: Be right with you.

I'll be saying good night
.
Good night. (Vague and polite. Not really future tense. Also with
we
.)
I'll be saying good night. I had a wonderful time
.
It's late. We'll be saying good night and thank you.

(I'll) be seeing you
.
Good-bye, I will see you sometime in the (near) future.
B
OB
: Bye. Be seeing you. S
ALLY
: Yeah. See you later
.
J
OHN
: Have a good time on your vacation. I'll be seeing you. S
ALLY
: See you next week. Bye.

I('ll) bet 1
.
I'm pretty sure that.
B
OB
: I bet you miss your plane. R
ACHEL
: No, I won't
.
S
UE
: I'll bet it rains today. A
LICE
: No way! There's not a cloud in the sky
.
2
.
(Usually
I('ll) bet.
) I agree. (Often sarcastic.)
T
OM
: They're probably going to raise taxes again next year. H
ENRY
: I bet
.
F
RED
: If we do that again, we'll really be in trouble. A
NDREW
: I'll bet.

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