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Informal English

Informal English phrases, with meanings and examples — and a chance to practise saying each one.

a splitting headache act up ask out be off Can I just add something? catch up charge up chuck away crack on cram for crash cut out die dig in drop by fancy fancy feeling down freeze get into get off get out of get together go for go halves go halves go out with go over to grab a bite grab a bite hang on hang on hang out head off hear me out help yourself hit it off hold on hurry up I'd say I'll get this I'm not so sure about that I'm over the moon I'm running late if you ask me it's all over the news keep an eye on keep the change lay off lend a hand make up make up meet someone halfway mess up mess up mute yourself nip out order in out of my price range peckish perk up pick on pitch in play up plug in polish off pop in pop out pop out pop to the shops pop up pull your weight put up with restart it run late run out of space save room seeing each other Shall we get started? show off show up sort out split the bill stick around stress out stuffed sweet tooth swipe through that's rough top up tuck in turn up turn up under the weather What are you up to this weekend? You're kidding! act up blow up brush off buffer build up check in check out choke up clean up come off it cut out do your head in dress down drop off drop out get a round in get off get to give out give someone a ping go down well go for go off graze hold up knock back knock up look up nip to open up pass on pay back play up psych yourself up put down put up to scoff shut down sync take off tear down tuck into whip up wind down wind up wind up wolf down carry on dish out fork out get back go around go off go on hash out in a nutshell keep on kick off knock down knock out lash out lay off lay out let on make out mess up on the flip side pull off rack up rope in shut down sort out take back take off take over turn up wind up wriggle out of check out get down get off go off show up

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