Advanced level expressions to use in your speaking (C1) | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

Use "too bad" in a sentence (but NOT to mean "very bad")

If you say something is too bad, you can mean either that you feel sympathy about a problem, or that you do not. The difference is in what is being talked about

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Use "in a sense" in a sentence

thinking about something in one way, but not in every way:

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seesaw

Swap points!

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seesaw

Swap points!

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shark

Other team loses 10 points!

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lifesaver

Give 25 points!

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Use "it's safe to say" in a sentence

used to say that you are confident about what you are going to say:

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Use "take it from me" in a sentence (but not in a literal way!)

accept that what I say is true, because I know or have experienced it:

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baam

Lose 25 points!

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seesaw

Swap points!

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fairy

Take points!

baam

Lose 5 points!

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Use "speak for someone" in a sentence

to express the opinions or wishes of someone:

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Use "just / all the same" in a sentence (but NOT to make a comparison)

despite what has just been said:

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Use "certainly / definitely / absolutely not" in a sentence

used as a strong way of saying "no":

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Use "for a start" in a sentence

to begin with

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Use "take issue with" in a sentence

to disagree strongly:

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How is "how come?" used?

used to ask about the reason for something:

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Use "speak on behalf of" in a sentence

to represent a person, company, etc...

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monster

Reset all scores!

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star

Double points!

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rocket

Go to first place!

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banana

Go to last place!

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Use "set/put the record straight" in a sentence

to write or say something in order to make the true facts known:

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Use "all things considered" in a sentence

Someone might say that something is good all things considered to mean it was generally good although the situation was not perfect:

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