4 Tips Mark Cuban Says You Must Do to Be Successful

Question 1

Brought to a grinding halt

Answer 1

verbal phrase

Stop moving forward

_{COVID-19 brought the airline business to a grinding halt.}

_{Unfortunately our plans were all brought to a grinding halt by the president.}

Question 2

Endure

Answer 2

verb

To suffer though a difficult time

_{We’ve had to endure many months of social isolation over the past year.}

_{She found it impossible to endure another year of marriage.}

Question 3

Position

Answer 3

verb

To put someone / something in a particular place

_{We’ve been able to position the company in a much better strategic position than before.}

_{At meetings I usually position myself close to the door.}

Question 4

Tackle

Answer 4

verb

To make an effort to deal with a problem

_{We need to tackle all of these issues before we can move ahead.}

_{She was able to tackle that problem swiftly.}

Question 5

Conquer

Answer 5

verb

To successfully overcome a problem

_{I’ve managed to conquer all my fears of heights.}

_{They were able to conquer their economic loss.}

Question 6

Nagging

Answer 6

adjective

Something unpleasant that continues for a long time

_{I need to deal with a bunch of nagging issues first.}

_{She’s had a nagging pain in her foot for days.}

Question 7

In light of …

Answer 7

phrase

Because of …

_{In light of these facts I’m going to have to reconsider.}

_{In light of what happened last week, please be careful when you go outside.}

Question 8

Rolodex

Answer 8

noun

An address book / list of contacts’ names and contact info

_{I’ve gone through everyone in my rolodex and I can’t seem to find the right person.}

_{You should email everyone in your rolodex and see how they are.}

Question 9

Buck the trend

Answer 9

idiom

To go against the norm

_{Asahi newspaper has bucked the trend and called for the cancelation of the Olympics.}

_{They have bucked the trend and are paying higher bonuses this year.}

Question 10

Behemoth

Answer 10

noun

A very large corporation

_{In Japan it’s difficult to start your own company and compete against these behemoths.}

_{Many supermarket behemoths are operating in that area.}

Question 11

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