Real Spoken English Expression with Meaning in Daily Life –9
Real Spoken English Expression with Meaning in Daily Life –9
5 Phrases for Hot Weather
- It’s nice and warm today.
- It’s absolutely boiling! (Boiling = extremely hot)
- We’re having a real heat wave. (Heat wave = many consecutive days of hot weather)
- The sun’s really strong today.
- it’s hot and humid.
5 Phrases for Cold Weather
- it’s a little chilly.
- Its freezing. (= extremely cold)
- The temperature’s dropping.
- Make sure to bundle up. (Bundle up = put on warm clothes for protection against the cold)
- We’re expecting some winter weather. (Winter weather = snow, hail, sleet, ice, etc.)
5 Phrases for Talking about Rain
- Its drizzling. (= raining lightly)
- Its pouring. (= raining heavily)
- it’s raining cats and dogs. (= raining heavily)
- I got caught in a downpour.
- I think the rain’s letting up. (Letting up = getting lighter and stopping)
Real Spoken English Expression with Meaning in Daily Life –9
10 Ways to Say You’re Tired
- I’m exhausted.
- I’m dead tired.
- I’m pooped.
- I’m spent.
- I’m beat.
- I’m running on fumes. / I’m running on empty.
- I can hardly keep my eyes open.
- I’m off to bed.
- I’m gonna hit the sack. (Hit the sack = go to bed)
- it’s bedtime for me.
5 Phrases for Promises & Resolutions
- I really should…
- I promise that I’ll…
- I swear I’ll / I won’t… (a very strong promise)
- No matter what happens, I’m going to…
- Come hell or high water, I’ll…
10 Excuses for Being Late
- Sorry I’m late.
- I overslept. (= I slept longer than I should have)
- My alarm didn’t go off.
- I had to wait ages for a bus. (Ages = a very long time)
- The bus was late.
- The traffic was terrible.
- I couldn’t find a parking spot.
- I got lost coming here.
- I was tied up in a meeting. (Tied up = occupied, impossible to escape)
- I just lost track of time. (= I didn’t notice what time it was)
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