CAE week 5 Flashcards

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1
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to make sth happen

A

to get sth happening

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2
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have a white/blue ….. job

A

collar

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3
Q

earn a lot of money

A

command a high salary

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4
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a civil - servant

A

works for the government

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5
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prevalent

A

widespread in a particular area or at a particular time

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6
Q

incidence

A

the occurence or frequency of a disease crime

there is a high incidence of….

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7
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a dead-end job

A

no/little career progression

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8
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to keep your nose to the grindstone

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to stay focused as long as it takes

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9
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a slave driver

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sb. who gives unreasonable demands

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10
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to coerce sb. ….. doing sth

A

into

force

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11
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a carrot and stick approach

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a method which involves punishments

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12
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getting a foot in the door

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to get a first opportunity which could lead to sth better

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13
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to get round to doing sth

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to do sth when you have spare time

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14
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to …. sb from doing sth

A

prevent
stop
dissuade
discourage

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15
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to do sth. … random

A

at

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16
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to be sacked

A

to be fired

17
Q

to be laid-off

A

made redundant, lose job

18
Q

to get the boot

to be given the boot

A

get fired

19
Q

to work for peanuts

A

earn very little money

20
Q

to hone your accent

A

verbessern

21
Q

to be eager

A

looking forward to

22
Q

to look down … sb

A

on

23
Q

to hang up … sb

A

on

24
Q

cash cow

A

sth that produces a lot of money

25
Q

janitor

A

sb who cleans offices/buildings

26
Q

to put things in perspective

A

to put things in a way which is easy to understand

27
Q

an underlying problem

A

the actual problem that is the source for all other problems

28
Q

the city bounces back

A

when sth dies and come back -> recover

used for economy

29
Q

to see sth first hand

A

see it with your own eyes

30
Q

squander

A

waste money in a reckless way