Phrases & Expressions

To want or need to drink liquid.

• I feel thirsty after walking in the heat.
• Do you feel thirsty? I can get you some water.

To begin to feel cold or to become cold.

• I'm getting cold; please close the window.
• The soup got cold before we ate it.

To become dark, especially as night approaches.

• It's getting dark; we should go home.
• It gets dark very early in winter.

To begin to feel hot or to become hot.

• It's getting hot in here.
• The engine got hot after a long drive.

To go to shops to buy things.

• Let's go shopping for new shoes this weekend.
• I need to go shopping for groceries.

To go to a place where you can swim, often for leisure or exercise.

• Let's go swimming this afternoon.
• She goes swimming twice a week.

To visit a cinema to watch a film.

• Let's go to the movies tonight.
• They often go to the movies on Fridays.

To drink a cup of coffee.

• Let's have a coffee after work.
• He had a coffee at the cafe.

To stop working or doing an activity for a short time to relax.

• You look tired. Have a rest.
• She had a rest after a long walk.

To wash yourself in the shower.

• I have a shower in the evening.
• He's having a shower right now.