# Tie ## Common expressions * wear a tie * put on a tie * loosen your tie * tie your tie * a plain tie * a black tie * your old school tie ## Exercise ### Common expressions 1. I was very hot, so I **loosened** my tie and *undid the top button* of my shirt. 2. You can't eat in the hotel dining room unless you're ***wearing*** a tie. 3. Do you have a **black** tie I could borrow? I have to go to a funeral tomorrow. 4. My old **school** tie had orange and red stripes on it. What was yours like? 5. I can't ***put*** a tie *on* properly by myself? I have to get my mother to help me. 6. Can you ***tie*** a tie? I never seem to be able to do it properly! 7. I prefer ***plain*** ties to patterned ones. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://james-ebook.gitbook.io/key-words-for-fluency/section-15-clothes/tie.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.