Read Common American Phrases in Everyday Contexts Online
Authors: Richard Spears
drop
Drop by for a drink (sometime).
drop
drop everything
drop
Drop it!
drop
Drop me a line.
drop
Drop me a note.
drop
drop names
drop
(I'm) glad you could drop by.
drop
(We're) glad you could drop by.
dumb
How dumb do you think I am?
earful
give someone an earful
earth
hell on earth
easily
Don't give up too eas(il)y!
easily
You (always) give up too eas(il)y.
easy
Easy does it.
easy
Take it easy.
easy
That's easy for you to say.
eat
I could eat.
eat
(I'm so hungry) I could eat a cow!
eat
(I'm so hungry) I could eat a horse!
eat
Let's eat.
effect
or words to that effect
effort
an A for effort
else
Anything else?
else
or else
else
What else can I do for you?
else
(Will there be) anything else?
else
You are something else (again)!
end
live up to one's end of the bargain.
English
in plain English
enjoy
Enjoy your meal.
enough
Can't thank you enough.
enough
Close enough for government work.
enough
Cold enough for you?
enough
Enough is enough!
enough
Enough (of this) foolishness!
enough
Good enough.
enough
Hot enough for you?
enough
(I) can't thank you enough.
enough
(Is it) cold enough for you?
enough
(Is it) hot enough for you?
enough
(It's) close enough for government work.
enough
I've had enough of this!
enough
That's enough!
enough
That's enough for now.
enough
(That's) enough (of this) foolishness!
enough
There aren't enough hours in the day.
even
Don't even look like something!
even
Don't even think about (doing) it.
even
Don't even think about it (happening).
evening
(Good) evening.
evening
Thank you for a lovely evening.
ever
more than you('ll ever) know
every
every other person or thing
every
How's every little thing?
everyone
Everyone is (standing) behind you.
everything
drop everything
everything
everything humanly possible
everything
Everything okay?
everything
Everything will work out (all right).
everything
Everything will work out for the best.
everything
Everything's coming up roses.
everything
Everything's going to be all right.
everything
Hold everything!
everything
(Is) everything okay?
everything
Is that everything?
everything
That beats everything!
everything
when everything is said and done
exactly
My sentiments exactly.
excuse
Can you excuse us, please?
excuse
Could I be excused?
excuse
Could you excuse us, please?
excuse
Excuse me.
excuse
Excuse me?
excuse
Excuse, please.
excuse
'Scuse (me).
excuse
'Scuse me?
excuse
'Scuse, please.
excuse
Will you excuse us, please?
excuse
Would you excuse me?
excuse
Would you excuse us, please?
excuse
You're excused.
expect
As I expected.
expect
Do you expect me to believe that?
expect
I expect.
expect
I expect not.
expect
I expect (so).
expect
(Just) as I expected.
expect
What do you expect?
expect
You can't expect me to believe that.
expect
You don't expect me to believe that.
extra
go the extra mile
face
have some face time with someone
face
It's written all over one's face.
face
Shut your face!
face
take someone or something at face value
fair
No fair!
family
How's the family?
family
How's your family?
fancy
Fancy that!
fast
Make it fast.
fat
fat chance
fault
through no fault of someone's own
favor
Thank God for small favors.
feather
You could have knocked me over with a feather.
fed
I'm (really) fed up (with someone or something).
feedback
I'd like some feedback on something.
feeling
(Are you) feeling okay?
feeling
Feeling okay.
feeling
How (are) you feeling?
feeling
How you feeling?
feeling
I just have this feeling
feeling
(I'm) feeling okay.
feet
Come in and take a load off your feet.
felicitation
Greetings and felicitations!
few
I have to wash a few things out.
field
field questions
fight
Don't give up without a fight!
fight
I won't give up without a fight.
fight
(You) can't fight city hall.
figure
Go figure!
final
one final thing
final
one final word
fine
Fine by me.
fine
Fine with me.
fine
not to put too fine a point on it
fine
Suits me (fine).
finger
have one's finger in too many pies
finish
I'm not finished with you.
fire
Fire away!
fire
Where there's smoke, there's fire.
first
first of all
first
in the first place
first
Ladies first.
first
You first.