Making decisions
Compare options, reduce a shortlist, and explain what you still need to decide. Use everyday expressions to make the difference between considering and choosing clear.
For learners who already use English and want everyday expressions to feel more natural and precise.
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From understood to precise
Simple English can already express the idea clearly. A useful expression gives you another natural way to say it when the meaning and tone fit.
Let’s focus on Pine Court and Cedar House because both are close to work.
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Let's narrow it down to Pine Court and Cedar House; both are under half an hour from work.
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“Narrow down” means reduce a list or range of possibilities so that fewer remain.
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Your situation
You and Ravi are looking at three apartments. Maple House is fifty minutes from work, Pine Court is twenty minutes away, and Cedar House is twenty-five. You both prefer a journey under half an hour.
Expressions for this conversation
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Example journey · narrow down
1 expression
To reduce a range, list, or set of possibilities by removing options until fewer remain.
General English
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