291-300

291  IT'S UP TO SOMEONE

MEANING: SOMEONE DECIDES

SENTENCE: A:"CAN CUSTOMERS RETURN PRODUCTS?"

                      B:"IT'S UP TO YOU."

292  DURING SOMETHING

MEANING: AT THE SAME TIME AS SOMETHING

SENTENCE: ""DURING THE FLIGHT,I READ 20 BOOKS.

293  WHAT'S TAKING SO LONG

MEANING: WHY IS SOMETHING TAKING A LONG TIME

SENTENCE: "WE'RE BEEN WAITING FOR THE BUS FOR AN HOUR!

                      WHAT'S TAKING  SO LONG?"

294 SLEEP IN

MEANING: WAKE UP LATER THAN USUAL -BY CHOICE

SENTENCE: "I FEEL GREAT! I SLEPT IN UNTIL 1PM TODAY."

295 SPEAKING OF SOMETHING

MEANING: SAY THIS WHEN A WORD MAKES YOU THINK OF A NEW TOPIC

SENTENCE : A:"I WANT TO MAIL THIS LETTER."

                      B:"SPEAKING OF MAIL,DID YOU GET A POSTCARD 

                           FROM ALO?"

296   HOW ARE YOU GETTING SOMEWHERE

MEANING: ASK THIS TO FIND OUT IF SOMEONE IS GOING TO TAKE

                    A PLANE,TRAIN,CAR,BUS

SENTENCE: A:"HOW ARE YOU GETTING TO THE SCHOOL?"

                      B:"BY TAXI."

297  COULD I ASK YOU A FAVOUR

MEANING: ASK THIS BEFORE REQUESTING SOMEONE'S HELP

SENTENCE: "ALI,COULD I ASK YOU A FAVOUR ?COULD HELP ME READ THIS FORM? "

298  HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO PAY

MEANING : DO YOU WANT TO PAY BY CASH ,CHECK OR CREDIT CARD?

SENTENCE: A:"HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO PAY?"

                      B:"BY CHECK,PLEASE."

299  THERE’S SOMETHING WRONG WITH SOMETHING

MEANING: SAY THIS WHEN YOU ARE NOT SURE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS

SENTENCE: “THERE’S SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE MY HAND.IT 

                      HURTS WHEN I WALK.”

300 HOW SOON

MEANING: WHAT IS THE EARLIEST TIME

SENTENCE:  A:“HOW SOON CAN YOU START WORKING?”

                     B: “NEXT MONDAY.”