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Common American Expressions 18
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royal treatment
same to you
search me
seen better
snap to it
so what else is new
sound like a broken record
soup's on
1. A very informal way to say “I don’t know” is to shrug and reply
royal treatment
same to you
search me
seen better
snap to it
so what else is new
sound like a broken record
soup's on
2. To get a slow or sleepy person to be more alert, tell them to
royal treatment
same to you
search me
seen better
snap to it
so what else is new
sound like a broken record
soup's on
3. A useful response to someone’s wish for you, whether nice or mean, is to wish for the
royal treatment
same to you
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snap to it
so what else is new
sound like a broken record
soup's on
4. If you show a visitor a lot of honors and make them very comfortable, you give them the
royal treatment
same to you
search me
seen better
snap to it
so what else is new
sound like a broken record
soup's on
5. If someone keeps repeating the same thing over and over, tell them they are beginning to
royal treatment
same to you
search me
seen better
snap to it
so what else is new
sound like a broken record
soup's on
6.If you are giving your opinion about something that you are not too impressed with, you can say that you’ve
royal treatment
same to you
search me
seen better
snap to it
so what else is new
sound like a broken record
soup's on
7. To announce that a meal is ready to eat, you may call out
royal treatment
same to you
search me
seen better
snap to it
so what else is new
sound like a broken record
soup's on
8. When someone tells you something that is no surprise to you, you can say that you think it’s obvious or expected by asking
royal treatment
same to you
search me
seen better
snap to it
so what else is new
sound like a broken record
soup's on
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