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polite way to invite someone to do something freely
Feel free to ask any questions.— Feel free to ask any questions.
Feel free to help yourself to snacks.— Feel free to help yourself to snacks.
formal way to strongly grant permission
By all means, use my laptop if you need to.— By all means, use my laptop if you need to.
By all means, please continue.— By all means, please continue.
used to give permission with slight indifference
Suit yourself, more for me then.— Suit yourself, more for me then.
Suit yourself, I already tried to warn you.— Suit yourself, I already tried to warn you.
used to say you're okay with something
That's fine by me, whatever works for you.— That's fine by me, whatever works for you.
That's fine by me, let's do it that way.— That's fine by me, let's do it that way.
informal way to enthusiastically allow someone to do something
Want the last cookie? Knock yourself out.— Want the last cookie? Knock yourself out.
Knock yourself out, the pool's all yours.— Knock yourself out, the pool's all yours.
used to encourage or allow someone to try something
You want to apply? Go for it.— You want to apply? Go for it.
Go for it, you have nothing to lose.— Go for it, you have nothing to lose.
used to let someone make their own decision
It's up to you, I'll support whatever you choose.— It's up to you, I'll support whatever you choose.
It's up to you whether we go or stay.— It's up to you whether we go or stay.
used to say you have no problem with a plan
No objections here, sounds like a plan.— No objections here, sounds like a plan.
No objections here, let's go with that.— No objections here, let's go with that.
casual way to ask how someone's life is going in general
So, how's life treating you these days?— So, how's life treating you these days?
How's life since you moved?— How's life since you moved?
used to ask what someone has been doing recently
What have you been up to lately?— What have you been up to lately?
What have you been up to this weekend?— What have you been up to this weekend?
common small-talk comment about the weather
Nice weather we're having, isn't it?— Nice weather we're having, isn't it?
Nice weather we're having for a walk.— Nice weather we're having for a walk.
used to ask how two people met or became friends
So how do you know each other?— So how do you know each other?
How do you two know each other, anyway?— How do you two know each other, anyway?
used when you unexpectedly run into someone or find a connection
Small world, I didn't know you two were related.— Small world, I didn't know you two were related.
Small world, we went to the same school.— Small world, we went to the same school.
used to ask someone to update you on news later
Keep me posted on how the interview goes.— Keep me posted on how the interview goes.
Keep me posted, I'm curious how it turns out.— Keep me posted, I'm curious how it turns out.
used to suggest meeting to talk after a long time apart
Let's catch up soon, it's been forever.— Let's catch up soon, it's been forever.
Let's catch up soon over coffee.— Let's catch up soon over coffee.
used to ask why someone is at a place
What brings you here today?— What brings you here today?
What brings you here, business or pleasure?— What brings you here, business or pleasure?
used to comment on a surprising coincidence of connection
It's a small world after all, we know the same people.— It's a small world after all, we know the same people.
It's a small world after all, what a coincidence.— It's a small world after all, what a coincidence.
casual way to suggest spending time together in the future
We should hang out sometime this month.— We should hang out sometime this month.
We should hang out sometime, it's been too long.— We should hang out sometime, it's been too long.