Youcansay, I'm goingtogetsomethingontheway, or I'm goingtopickupsomethingontheway, anditmeansyou'regoingtostopby a littlerestaurantor a cafeor a coffeeshopandgetsomethingtoeatanddrinkonyourwaytowork. 10 expressionsforgoingtoworkorschool.
It's timeformetoheadtowork.
Thisverb, toheadsomewhere, isgreatwhenyou'regoingin a direction.
I'm headedtothestore.
I'm goingtoheadtowork.
Whatareyoudoing?
Well, I'm headingtoschoolrightnow.
Before I drive, I alwaysbucklemyseatbelt, bucklemyseatbelt.
Then I backoutofthedriveway.
I backoutofthedriveway.
Once I'm onthehighway, I speeduptodrivefaster.
When I'm stuckintraffic, I needtoslowdownorsometimescompletelystop.
When I needtoturn, it's importanttouseyourblinker, touseyourblinker.
I trytoavoidtrafficonmycommute, sousually I leave a coupleminutesearly.
I havetomergeontothehighway.
I don't reallylikedoingthat, butit's necessary.
While I'm driving, I trytowatchoutforschoolbusesandpedestrians.
I don't wanttohitanyone.
Thebestthingaboutmycommuteisthat I gettokilltwobirdswithonestone.
I drivetoworkand I listentoVanessa's videosontheway. 10 sentencesforworkingwithotherpeopleintheoffice.
Excuseme, whenyouhave a moment, can I askyou a question?
Thefinalofficeexpression I useallthetime, youmightsay, allright, let's touchbasenextweekaftertheprojecthasalreadygottenstarted.
Totouchbaseiskindof a baseballexpression, anditmeanslet's checkin, let's talktoeachotherandkindofseewherewe'reat.
Let's touchbasenextweek.
Youdon't needtomessagemeeveryday, but I wanttocheckinandseehowthingsaregoing.
Let's touchbase. 10 expressionsfortaking a break.
Whetheryouworkfull-time, youare a full-timemotherorfather, whetheryouare a full-timestudentoryou'reretired, everyoneneedstotake a break.
When I waspaintinginsidemyhouse, I neededtostepoutsideandgetsomefreshair.
It's soniceouthere.
A lotofpeopleatmyofficetake a smokebreak, but I don't smoke, so I take a sunshinebreak.
Areyouhungry?
I thinkit's timefor a snackbreak.
Hey, I'm goingon a coffeerun.
Doyouwantanything?
Thisis a greatexpressiontouseattheofficeoratschoolwhenyouaregoingto a coffeeshopandyou'regoingtobebuyingcoffeeorteaandyouwanttooffertogetsomethingforsomeoneelse.
I'm goingon a coffeerun.
Wouldyoulikeanything?
Thegrocerystore, thebank, thepostoffice, I needtorunsomeerrandsthisafternoon.
I needtorunsomeerrandsthisafternoon.
Itdoesn't meanthatyou'reactuallyrunning, butmaybeyou'regoing a littlebitquicklybecauseit's nottoofun.
Theselastfiveexpressionsareforwhenyoureallyneed a break.
Whatcanyousay?
I'm fallingasleepatmydesk.
I think I needtotake a laparoundtheofficetowakemyselfup.
Oh, it's sohot.
We'vebeenworkingoutsideinthesun.
I thinkweshouldtake a breatherandgositintheshade.
Nowthatmyassignmentisfinished, I'm goingtotake a minutebefore I workonanythingelse.
Congratulationstome.
Thishikeisharderthan I thought.
I needtocatchmybreathbeforewegoupthenexthilltocatchmybreath.
It's a greatexpressionforwhenyouneedtotake a break.
Andourfinaltaking a breakexpressionis, it's theendoftheday.