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PRAISING  - Nice work! /Great stuff (everybody / team A / this group / Maria)  - (You did a) good / great job  - You (all) did very well  - (Very) well done (all the girls / teams that have already finished)  - Perfect/ (A) perfect score / No mistakes! / You didn’t make any mistakes (at all) / You didn't make a single mistake.  - Ten out of ten / 100%  - It’s a (class) record! / That’s the best this year/ this term / this week / today  - That’s better than (all) my other classes  - That was (at least / more than / about) twice as good as your last attempt  - Give yourself/ yourselves a pat on the back  - Let me shake your hand!/ Give me five!  - This team was the fastest, this team was the neatest, and this team wrote the most. Well done (everybody)!  - (That is/ was) (really/ absolutely) excellent / fantastic / fabulous / great / superb  - (That's) (so / very / really) good!  - Not (too) bad (at all)  - Tha...

✅ KNOW SMTH LIKE THE BACK OF YOUR HAND  - I used to know grammar like the back of my hand until VK stopped me from downloading books.  ✅ KNOW SMTH INSIDE OUT  - Don't worry, I can save your pet. I know a cat's anatomy inside out!  ✅ KNOW SMTH BACKWARDS & FORWARDS  - Mum, no need to teach me how to use the washing machine. I know this thing backwards and forwards. See how clean the dog is?  ✅ TO KNOW ONE'S STUFF  - What's 4+5? No idea! Ask Steven Hawking. He really knows his stuff.  ✅ KNOW LIKE A BOOK (a bit old fashioned)  - I know this forest; every tree, every river - like a book!  ✅ TO DO SMTH BLINDFOLDED  - Cook shashliki? It's so simple. I can do it blindfolded. Now pass me the petrol!  ✅ TO DO SMTH WITH YOUR EYES SHUT (same as above)  - Oh stop hassling me! I've been driving for 40 years. I can drive with my eyes...  ✅ TO KNOW ONE'S WAY AROUND SMTH (usually mechanical)  - Let me see why your car isn't w...

➡ Ever so sorry! - quite formal  It's a stronger apology than just 'sorry'.  ➡ Sorry! - a general short apology.  We use this when we bump into people on the street. At other times, it sounds too weak.  ➡ I'm (so/very/terribly) sorry!  We use 'so', 'very' and 'terribly' to make the meaning stronger. 'Terribly' is the strongest. If we use one of the words in brackets, it is stressed.  ➡ How stupid/careless/thoughtless of me!  We use this to criticise ourselves and the mistake that we have just made.  ➡ Pardon (me)/That's my fault/Sorry. It was all my fault!  We use these to take all the responsibility for what happened. That's my fault is a little stronger.  ➡ Please excuse my (ignorance)!!!  We use this one to apologise for our lack of knowledge or ability. We can replace the word in brackets with other nouns, e.g.carelessness, forgetfulness.  ➡ Please don't be mad at me!  Asking the other person not to get angry. The tone...

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REPEAT:  (from polite to not so polite)   I'm sorry, could you please repeat that?   I'm sorry, could you pass that by me again? (when instructions are being explained)   I'm sorry, could you say that again?   I'm sorry, I didn't quite catch that.   I'm sorry, I didn't quite get that.   Sorry, could you please say that one more time?   Sorry, I didn't get a word of that. One more time, please.   One more time!   Once again!   Run that by me again!   Again!   What?   You what? (rude/quite aggressive)

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The phrase “ I miss you ” seems too weak for some situations. It doesn’t capture that feeling of chaos and minor catastrophe caused by the absence of a true love or however you call them. To give the phrase more depth, sometimes you need to add props or a few extra words. 44 Cool Ways to Say I MISS YOU   1. I can’t stop thinking about you. 2. I can’t wait to see you again. 3. When will I see you again? 4. I hope I see you again soon. 5. I feel sad without you. 6. All I do is think of you. 7. I wish you were here. 8. I’m counting down the days. 9. I’m counting the days until I see you again. 10. Your picture makes me smile. 11. I think of you night and day. 12. I was thinking about you and it made me smile. 13. I’ve been thinking of you. 14. You have been running through my head all night. 15. I can’t wait to see your beautiful face. 16. I think about you all the time. 17. I smile when I think of the time we spent together. 18. I miss you so much it hurts. 19. I can’t work because a...