Common English Phrases for Daily use with Sentences
25+ Common English Phrases for Daily use with Sentences
Common English Phrases for Daily use
Some different phrases have different meanings. Here is a list of some phrases, their meanings, and how they are used in a sentence.
Common English Phrases for Daily use
| Abide by | Respect or obey | If you want to stay safe, you must abide by the rules. |
| Agree with | Say/ think the same thing as someone else | I agree with you that English is an important language. |
| Brush up on | Improve | You must brush up on your English. |
| Carry on | Continue | Don’t stop. Carry on with your work. |
| Close down | Stop operating | The center closed down due to damage to the building. |
| Deal with | Take care of (Person, Problem, or situation) | My teacher helps me deal with poor communication in English. |
| Drop in | Visit | I drop in to see my grandparents on my way home every day. |
| Drop out | Leave school/classes/college without finishing | If you drop out of class, you will find it difficult to speak English. |
| Find out | Get information | Please find out why Nandini is absent. |
| Figure out | Understand or find the answer | I am trying to figure out the location of the Red fort. |
| Get along with | Have a good relationship | Students and teachers get along with for the growth of society. |
| Get off | Leave (bus, train, plane) | Get off the bus at Chandni Chowk. |
| Get rid of | Remove/give away | Don’t get rid of your books after you have completed the course. |
| Hand out | Distribute | Hand out the test paper to the students. |
| Hang up | End phone call | Don’t hang up the phone as I am still talking. |
| Hold on | Wait / Hold tightly | Hold on! I will go with you. Hold onto something or else you will fall. |
| Hurry up | Be quick | Hurry up! I do not want to be late for class. |
| Keep on | Continue doing something | Keep on working hard and you will do well. |
| Left out | Not added | My name is left out by mistake in the list. |
| Look after | Take care of | Look after the electronic products. |
| Look for | Try to find something | I am looking Home for rent. |
| Look forward to | Wait with pleasure | I look forward to seeing you soon. |
| Make fun of | Laugh at something/someone | Don’t make fun of disabled people. |
| Pass out | Finish the class/school/college | Are you passed out from school? She passed out when she heard the bad news. |
| Set up | Start a business | She set up her own company 10 years ago. |
| Take care of | Look after something/someone | I will take care of your mother when you go out for some work. |
| Work out |
Physical exercise/Find a solution |
I work out twice a week in the gym.
I need to work out the cost of buying a house. |
Common English Phrases for Daily use
These sentences will help you to be fluent in English.
Common English Phrases for Daily use
1. Don’t act smart! (Hero mat bano/हीरो मत बनो)
2. Don’t act pricey!/Don’t act mighty! (Bhao mat khao/भाओ मत खाओ)
3. Don’t act cute! (Bhole mat bano/भोले मत बनो)
4. Don’t lose heart! (Dil chota mat karo/दिल छोटा मत करो)
5. Don’t lose temper! (Aapa mat khovo/आपा मत खोवो)
6. No ifs and buts! (Koi agar-magar nahi/कोई अगर-मगर नहीं)
7. Come what may! (Kuch bhi ho jaaye/Jo hona hai, ho jaaye/कुछ भी हो जाए/जो होना है, हो जाए)
8. She is my whole sister. (Vah meri sagi bahan hai/वह मेरी सगी बहन है)
9. He is my full brother. (Vah mera saga bhai hai/वह मेरा सगा भाई है)
10. Something is fishy! (Daal me kuch kala hai/दाल में कुछ काला है)
11. Crouch like a chicken! (murga bano/मुर्गा बनो)
Common English Phrases for Daily use