Giving a choice
Sometimes you want everybody to do something you want or you want something done in a certain way.
But other times you are happy for other people to choose. Here are ten phrases.
Ten ways to let someone choose
casual · neutral · formal
- You choose.casualPizza or kottu? You choose.
- It's up to you.neutralWe can go today or tomorrow. It's up to you.
- (You can) do what / as you like.neutralIt's your holiday. You can do as you like.
- Do as you please.neutralStay or go home, do as you please.
- The choice is yours.neutralBlue or green for the living room? The choice is yours.
- Make up your own mind.casualI won't tell you which degree to do. Make up your own mind.
- It's fine by me if you want to...neutralIt's fine by me if you want to bring a friend.
- It's no skin off my nose.casualSell the car if you like. It's no skin off my nose.
- It's your decision.neutralMoving to Dubai is a big step. It's your decision.
- Don't mind me.casualGo ahead and watch the match. Don't mind me.
How to use them
- is simple but a little impolite in formal situations. To make it more polite say 'I'm happy for yo to choose'.
- means that the other person can and must decide. The speaker will not give an opinion.
- mean that the speaker has no interest in what decision you make. You can do anything you like. is slightly more formal.
- means that you have to make a choice because the speaker will not help you to choose.
- is telling the other person to make a decision or to form an opinion about something.
- are saying that the speaker is happy for the other person to make a one choice. The other person probably thought that the speaker wouldn't like it and the speaker is correcting this impression.
- is saying that the other person can make a decision.
- is telling the other person to make their choice or continue with an activity and to not worry about what the speaker thinks. Sometimes this phrase is used ironically.
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"It's no skin off my nose" means:
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"Don't mind me" means:
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