Common American Phrases in Everyday Contexts by Richard Spears Page B

Thanks! It’s worth a lot!
    for your information a phrase that introduces or follows a piece of information. (Can be spoken with considerable impatience.)
MARY : What is this one? S UE : For your information, it is exactly the same as the one you just asked about
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B OB : How long do I have to wait here? B ILL : For your information, we will be here until the bus driver feels that it is safe to travel.
    Forget (about) it! 1 . Drop the subject!; Never mind!; Don’t bother me with it.
J ANE : Then, there’s this matter of the unpaid bills. B ILL : Forget it!
S ALLY : What’s this I hear about you and Tom? S UE : Forget about it!
2 . Nothing.
S UE : What did you say? M ARY : Forget it!
T OM : Now I’m ready to go. S UE : Excuse me? T OM : Oh, nothing. Just forget it
. 3 . You’re welcome.; It was nothing.
J OHN : Thank you so much for helping me! B ILL : Oh, forget it!
B OB : We’re all very grateful to you for coming into work today. M ARY : Forget about it! No problem!
    â€™Fraid not . Go to (I’m) afraid not.
    â€™Fraid so . Go to (I’m) afraid so.
    frankly Go to (Speaking) (quite) frankly.
    Fret not ! Don’t worry!; Do not fret about it!
M ARY : Oh, look at the clock! I’m going to be late for my appointment! B OB : Fret not! I’ll drive you
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“Fret not!” said Sally. “We’re almost there!
”
    from day one since the beginning; since the first day.
From day one, she was a very calm and happy child
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He has been a nuisance from day one. Someone needs to tell him to cool it.
    from my perspective AND from where I stand; from my point of view; the way I see it a phrase used to introduce one’s own opinion.
M ARY : What do you think of all this? T OM : From my perspective, it is just terrible
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B OB : From my point of view, this looks like a very good deal. B ILL : That’s good for you. I stand to lose money on it
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A LICE : From where I stand, it appears that you’re going to have to pay a lot of money to get this matter settled. S UE : I’ll pay anything. I just want to get all this behind me.
    from my point of view Go to from my perspective.
    from now on at all times in the future; from now until well into the future.
From now on, you will do exactly as I tell you
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Q: Do you think you can change your way of doing this? A: Sure. I’ll do it your way from now on.
    from the get-go AND from the git-go from the beginning; from the very first. (
Git
is a spelling of a frequently heard pronunciation.)
A NDY : Fred just doesn’t seem to be catching on to the job. H ANNA : Yes, we had our doubts about him from the git-go
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This is the last time I’ll buy a used car. This one’s been trouble since the get-go.
    from the old school holding attitudes or ideas that were popular and important in the past but which are no longer considered relevant or in line with modern trends.
Grammar was not taught much in my son’s school, but fortunately he had a teacher from the old school
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Aunt Jane is from the old school. She never goes out without wearing a hat and gloves.
    from where I stand Go to from my perspective.

G
    Gangway ! Clear the way!; Get out of the way!
“Gangway!” cried Fred. “Here comes the band!
”
T OM : Please move so we can get by. B OB : You’ll never get anywhere with that. Gangway! Gangway! Gangway!
    gee an expression of disappointment, disagreement, surprise, or other emotions. (Words such as this often use intonation to convey the connotation of the sentence that is to follow. The brief intonation pattern accompanying the word may indicate sarcasm, disagreement, caution, consolation, sternness, etc.)
“Gee, why not?” whined Billy
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B ILL : Gee, I really want to go. J ANE : Well then, go ahead and go!
J OHN : Gee, Tom, I’m sort of surprised. T OM : You shouldn’t be
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A LICE : Gee, I thought you were gone. B OB : No, I’m still here.
    Get back to me (on this) . Report back