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PhraseMix Examples Categories situation: in an office

15 English lessons for when you're in an office

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English Lesson: I need to swing by the office and drop off a few documents.

1. “I need to swing by the office and drop off a few documents.”

English Lesson: My job requires me to put in a lot of late hours.

2. “My job requires me to put in a lot of late hours.”

English Lesson: So were you transferred here, or did you move voluntarily?

3. “So were you transferred here, or did you move voluntarily?”

English Lesson: It's just been one of those days.

4. “It's just been one of those days.”

English Lesson: That's unlike him. He's usually so clean-cut.

5. “That's unlike him. He's usually so clean-cut.”

English Lesson: Earl's looking pretty scruffy, isn't he?

6. “Earl's looking pretty scruffy, isn't he?”

English Lesson: He just blew me off.

7. “He just blew me off.”

English Lesson: OK, Sorry to bother you.

8. “OK, Sorry to bother you.”

English Lesson: Actually, now's not a good time.

9. “Actually, now's not a good time.”

English Lesson: I'll keep an eye out for it.

10. “I'll keep an eye out for it.”

English Lesson: Not that I know of.

11. “Not that I know of.”

12. “Can you give me just a minute to finish writing this?”

13. “Sure. What's up?”

14. “You're soaking wet!”

15. “Can you explain to me how this works?”

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