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Entries in offer (28)

Wednesday
Mar072012

“No, I'm good. I had a late lunch.”

No, I

You're visiting a friend's house in the evening. He's going to order dinner from a restaurant. He asks if you want anything to eat, but you're full already.

No, I'm good. I had a late lunch.

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Monday
Dec052011

“I can assist you with that.”

You work at a clothing store. A customer looks like he's ready to check out. You want to offer to help him, so you say:

I can assist you with that.

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Friday
Nov252011

“I'll fiddle around with it for a while.”

English lesson: fiddle with it

A coworker is trying to create a spreadsheet to calculate some information. He can't figure out how to calculate it, so he asks you for help. You can't immediately fix it, but you'd like to try a few different options. You say:

I'll fiddle around with it for a while.

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Sunday
Jun192011

“Here – let me adjust the seat for you.”

You're going on a bike ride with a friend. She doesn't have a bicycle, so you let her borrow yours. You're taller than she is, so the seat is too high for her. You offer to lower the seat for her:

Here – let me adjust the seat for you.

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Saturday
Mar192011

“Come on! What do you say?”

What do you say?

You meet a girl who you'd like to go out with at a dance club. You ask her on a date, but she doesn't answer. You want to encourage her to answer. You say:

Come on! What do you say?

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Sunday
Mar132011

“I'll tell you what I'll do: I'll give it to you for seventy-five hundred, and I'll throw in the cover and helmet for free.”

I tell you what

You're trying to sell your motorcycle. Someone offered to pay you $7,000 for it, but you wanted to get $8,000 for it. Now you're negotiating the price. You say:

I'll tell you what I'll do: I'll give it to you for seventy-five hundred, and I'll throw in the cover and helmet for free.

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Tuesday
Mar012011

“May I offer you a complimentary dessert?”

May I offer you a complimentary dessert?

You're a waiter at a restaurant. A customer is complaining about her meal, but she's already eaten it so you can't take it back. You want her to be satisfied, so you offer a free dessert:

May I offer you a complimentary dessert?

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Monday
Feb282011

“Think it over and let me know in the next week or so.”

Think it over

You just interviewed someone for a job in your department. You liked him, so you offered him the job. He didn't immediately make a decision, so you want to give him some more time to think about it. You say:

Think it over and let me know in the next week or so.

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Monday
Feb282011

“Well, I think you'd be a great fit for our team.”

A great fit for our team

You're hiring someone for a job in your department. You've interviewed someone who you would like to hire. You want to offer him the job. You say:

Well, I think you'd be a great fit for our team.

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Wednesday
Jan122011

“Thanks but no thanks.”

You're having an argument with your girlfriend and she won't talk to you. You tell your friend about this, and he offers to talk to her for you. You think that's a really bad idea because it's none of your friend's business and you think it would make your girlfriend even more angry. You say:

Thanks but no thanks.

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