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Listen with a purpose

Notice the useful language in “Relationship and Friendship Expressions”.

Instant connection

Listen for hit it off, get along, and hang out as different ways to describe positive connection.

Feelings and limits

Notice develop feelings and more than friends when a friendship may become romantic.

Repair the relationship

Follow the movement from fall out and lose touch to make up and get back in touch.

Cultural note

The context makes the phrase land.

Relationship expressions are often idiomatic, so the surrounding story matters. Tone can show whether a phrase is romantic, friendly, teasing, or serious.

Try it

Practice the situation.

Tell a short story about meeting someone, getting along, losing touch, and reconnecting. Say your response aloud before checking the examples below.

“We hit it off immediately, lost touch after university, and got back in touch last year.”

Expression cards · 15 from the transcript

These cards were extracted from the transcript and grouped by the kind of language learners can practice.

Showing 15 of 15 cards.

Finding common ground

mutual friends

Friends who are friends with both people in a new connection.

Example sentence

“David and I met through mutual friends.”

Relationships

hit it off

Like each other immediately when you first meet.

Example sentence

“We hit it off immediately.”

Relationships

get along really well

Have a very friendly and comfortable relationship.

Example sentence

“We got along really well.”

Social connection

hang out

Spend relaxed, informal time together.

Example sentence

“We started hanging out all the time.”

Dating language

develop feelings for someone

Begin to have romantic feelings toward someone.

Example sentence

“David began to develop feelings for me.”

Dating language

more than friends

A romantic relationship rather than friendship only.

Example sentence

“I didn’t want us to become more than friends.”

Dating language

return someone’s feelings

Have the same romantic feelings that another person has.

Example sentence

“I didn’t return his feelings.”

Conflict and repair

fall out with someone

Stop being friendly after an argument or disagreement.

Example sentence

“When we had an argument, I said we fell out.”

Timing & follow-through

lose touch

Stop communicating with someone over time.

Example sentence

“We lost touch for a long time.”

Reflection

see the error of your ways

Realize that your behavior or choices were wrong.

Example sentence

“David began to see the error of his ways.”

Conflict and repair

make up

Become friendly again after a disagreement.

Example sentence

“I agreed that we could make up.”

Timing & follow-through

get back in touch

Start communicating with someone again.

Example sentence

“We got back in touch.”

Relationships

the best of friends

Extremely close friends.

Example sentence

“We’ve been the best of friends.”

Relationships

part of my life

Someone important who belongs in your everyday world.

Example sentence

“I can’t imagine my life without him.”

Social connection

make some more English friends

Meet and develop friendships with more English speakers.

Example sentence

“Go out there and make some more English friends.”

Check your understanding

What does “mutual friends” communicate?

RTB commentary

A playful friendship story makes these expressions memorable. Notice how the same language can describe romantic feelings, close friendship, conflict, distance, and repair.