Friendship Phrases

adverb permanently or for an indefinite period

preposition indicating the intended recipient or beneficiary

• The antique vase was a family heirloom that we decided to keep for keeps.
• I'm holding onto this old guitar for keeps, it's sentimental to me.
• I won this game fair and square, it's mine for keeps now.
• She finally found true love and knew it was for keeps.

noun a social gathering or meeting

verb to come together for a social gathering or meeting

• The board members decided to get together to discuss the upcoming merger.
• Let's get together for coffee and catch up sometime.
• We should totally get together for a movie marathon this weekend.
• All the elements of the project need to get together for it to be successful.

verb to joke or play around in a lighthearted manner

• It is important to maintain a professional demeanor at work and not kid around too much.
• We can kid around and have some fun, but let's make sure to get our work done too.
• Let's just kid around and mess around with each other, it'll be fun.
• Sometimes it's hard to tell when he's being serious or just kidding around.

noun a word used to identify any of a class of people, places, or things

preposition a word governing, and usually preceding, a noun or pronoun and expressing a relation to another word or element in the clause

• When you wished me good luck, I replied with 'right back at you'.
• Thanks for the compliment! Right back at ya!
• You're awesome, dude! Right back at you!
• If you're sending positive vibes my way, I'm sending them right back at you.

noun a word used to identify any of a class of people, places, or things

adjective a word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun

adverb a word that modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb

interjection a word or phrase that expresses a strong emotion or sentiment

• Thank you for your assistance, there was no problemo with the project.
• Sure, no problemo, I can help you with that.
• No problemo, dude, I got your back.
• Facing challenges is no problemo for her, she always finds a way to overcome them.