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Bookmark or Share- “I hope we can still be friends.” - PhraseMixEnglish lesson from PhraseMix.com: "I hope we can still be friends." - You're breaking up with a guy that you've been dating for a few months. You like him, but you're not attracted to him romantically. You want to break up with him without hurting his feelings, so you say this.
- English Phrase: for (someone's) sake | PhraseMix.com"For your own sake" is used to give people advice or, as in the example above, to threaten them. You use it in the sense "I hope something happens for your own sake" or "Do something for your own sake." I hope this deal doesn't fall through, for your own sake. Please consider getting life insurance, for your own sake as well as your family's.
- English Phrase: hold out hope that (clause) | PhraseMix.comTo "hold out hope" means to still hope for something, even though it doesn't seem very likely to happen. For example: I sent in my application three weeks ago. They're probably not going to call me back. I'm still holding out hope, though. You can follow "hold out hope" with a clause introduced by "that":
- English Phrase: I hope (clause) | PhraseMix.comExplanation of the English phrase "I hope (clause)": English learners often confuse "I hope" and "I wish". Use "I hope" when there's a good chance that something might happen. One way it's used is to say what you want to happen in the future. For example: I hope we win tomorrow night.
- How should I use "I hope" and "I wish"? - PhraseMixThe grammar of "wish" and "hope" Here's how "wish" and "hope" look in present, past, and future. Present. I hope this is the last mistake. I wish my phone worked here. Past. I hope Antonio got home safely.* I wish you'd told me sooner. * You can't use "hope" to talk about something in the past, unless you don't know what happened yet.
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