Relationships

easy to be around

pleasant to spend time with

Someone who is easy to be around makes other people feel comfortable when they spend time together.

B2 common mostly spoken

expression

Hear it in real life

What is your new flatmate like?

She's really easy to be around and never makes a big issue of things.

Play the conversation

My supervisor is easy to be around, so I can ask questions without feeling embarrassed.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: She is easy ‸ around.

Say: She is easy to be around.

Keep "to be around" after "easy" when describing someone's company.

Build it

How it fits in a sentence.

be easy to be around; find someone easy to be around

Your turn: say it out loud

My supervisor is easy to be around, so I can ask questions without feeling embarrassed.

Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.

easy to be around

pleasant to spend time with

“My supervisor is easy to be around, so I can ask questions without feeling embarrassed.”

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