English Lessons
“Well, you never know...”
You bought a lottery ticket. You mention it to your roommate. She asks if you think you're going to win. Of course you don't think so, but you do have some small hope. You say this.
“We can be fined tens of thousands of dollars if we miss one of the filing deadlines.”
You're an accountant. You're talking to a cousin that you don't see very often about your job. You're explaining why your job is stressful sometimes. This is one reason.
“You did the right thing by telling me.”
You found that your tablet computer was broken when you came home. Your son admitted that he dropped it. You're angry, but you want to encourage him for telling you the truth.
“How long's it been since you clipped those suckers?”
Your roommate is wearing sandals. His toenails are really long, and it looks gross. You tease him about it.
“Sir, I'm going to have to rescan this.”
You're going through the security checkpoint at the airport. Your bag has gone through the scanning machine, but there was something in it that the security officer couldn't see well. He wants to do it again, so he says this.
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