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Common American Expressions 15
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out of the question
over my dead body
pardon my French
pull up a chair
put 'er there
put two and two together
quite frankly
1. An extreme way to say “no” or express objection to someone’s intentions is to declare that it would only happen
out of the question
over my dead body
pardon my French
pull up a chair
put 'er there
put two and two together
quite frankly
2. A way to apologize for foul language that you’ve used is to beg your listeners to
out of the question
over my dead body
pardon my French
pull up a chair
put 'er there
put two and two together
quite frankly
3. A invitation for someone to shake your hand when you’ve come to a firm agreement is to tell them to
out of the question
over my dead body
pardon my French
pull up a chair
put 'er there
put two and two together
quite frankly
4. To begin a statement that you believe may be too bluntly honest, you can give warning with the words
out of the question
over my dead body
pardon my French
pull up a chair
put 'er there
put two and two together
quite frankly
5. An informal way to ask someone to sit down is to tell them to
out of the question
over my dead body
pardon my French
pull up a chair
put 'er there
put two and two together
quite frankly
6. A firm way to say “no” to someone’s request is to say that it’s
out of the question
over my dead body
pardon my French
pull up a chair
put 'er there
put two and two together
quite frankly
7. When you’ve stated enough facts for your listener to draw an obvious conclusion, you can tell them to
out of the question
over my dead body
pardon my French
pull up a chair
put 'er there
put two and two together
quite frankly
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