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