Avoid saying ''very''

Expressions with "speak"

Here is a list of idiomatic expressions using the word speak. Each expression is followed by its meaning or definition. Example sentences are also given.

Broadly speaking / generally speaking

What makes people like a country?

What makes people like a country? 

New research, released today, surveyed more than 1,000 18- to 34-year-olds in each of six countries: Brazil, China, Germany, India, the US and the UK. So what did people think of the UK? Anne Bostanci breaks down the results. (by Anne Bostanci  July 29, 2014)

Feel free to...

There's a new employee at your company. You've just introduced yourself. You offer to help this person.

If you have questions about anything, feel free to come by and ask, any time.

Trip, Travel, Journey

Trip (n.)

The act of going to another place (often for a short period of time) and returning.

§  We took a five-day trip to the Amazon.

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Oh wow, that sounds really interesting

You're chatting with the person sitting next to you on an airplane. He tells you that he's a professional writer. You're impressed, so you say this.

Oh wow, that sounds really interesting.