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  • Use "take issue with" in a sentence
    to disagree strongly:
  • Use "to say the least" in a sentence
    used to show that what you are describing is in fact much more serious or important than you have suggested:
  • Use "needless to say" in a sentence
    as you would expect; added to, or used to introduce, a remark giving information that is expected and not surprising:
  • Use "it's safe to say" in a sentence
    used to say that you are confident about what you are going to say:
  • Use "certainly / definitely / absolutely not" in a sentence
    used as a strong way of saying "no":
  • Use "take *someone's* word for it" in a sentence
    to believe that what someone is saying is true:
  • Use "set/put the record straight" in a sentence
    to write or say something in order to make the true facts known:
  • 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:
  • 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
  • Use "for a start" in a sentence
    to begin with
  • Use "what *be* *somone* getting at ....?" in a sentence
    Asking to explain what somone means, usually because they are being unpleasant or are suggesting something that is untrue.
  • How is "how come?" used?
    used to ask about the reason for something:
  • Use "before you know it" in a sentence
    very soon:
  • Use "easier said than done" in a sentence
    said when something seems like a good idea but would be difficult to do:
  • Use "move on" in a sentence
    to start to discuss a new subject:
  • Use "know *sth* inside out" in a sentence
    to know everything about a subject:
  • Use "speak for someone" in a sentence
    to express the opinions or wishes of someone:
  • Use "just / all the same" in a sentence (but NOT to make a comparison)
    despite what has just been said:
  • Use "absolutely" in a sentence
    used as a strong way of saying "yes":
  • Use "in a sense" in a sentence
    thinking about something in one way, but not in every way:
  • Use "speak on behalf of" in a sentence
    to represent a person, company, etc...
  • Use "I understand that" in a sentence
    something someone told you that you believe to be true
  • Use "I'll / we'll (have to) see" in a sentence
    used to say that you will make a decision about something later:
  • Use "hopefully not" in a sentence
    used to express that you hope something to be untrue
  • Use "make *yourself* understood" in a sentence
    to communicate effectively:
  • Use "at the very least" in a sentence
    At the very least means not less than:
  • Use "how / what / why / (etc.) on earth..." in a sentence
    used when you are extremely surprised, confused, or angry about something: (WTF?)
  • Use "in short" in a sentence
    used before describing something or someone in as few words and as directly as possible:
  • 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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