ESLPodcast 25 - Problems at the Office Flashcards
o seek information from someone knowledgeable; to ask questions of someone.
Lucy: Hey Jeff, can I …… for a minute?
Jeff: Sure, what’s up?
After I spent a couple of hours picking his brain, his scheme started to make sense.
Potentially difficult to escape from.
Lucy: Hey Jeff, can I pick your brain for a minute?
Jeff: Sure, what’s up?
Lucy: Well, I have a ….. situation at work and I wanted to get your input. You’re always so tactful .
This is a sticky situation. We could be in this for weeks if we’re not careful.
Contribution, or share in a contribution, ideas
Lucy: Hey Jeff, can I pick your brain for a minute?
Jeff: Sure, what’s up?
Lucy: Well, I have a sticky situation at work and I wanted to get your…… You’re always so tactful .
input
Possessing tact; able to deal with people in a sensitive manner.
Lucy: Hey Jeff, can I pick your brain for a minute?
Jeff: Sure, what’s up?
Lucy: Well, I have a sticky situation at work and I wanted to get your input. You’re always so….. .
tactful
sometimes; occasionally; intermittently
Lucy: Well, I have a sticky situation at work and I wanted to get your input. You’re always so tactful .
Jeff: Thanks. I’m not sure I can help but I’ll give you my two cents.
Lucy: Well, it’s like this. There’s this guy I work with who is always making jokes about the boss. Don’t get me wrong. I like a good joke ……, especially about the boss. But, sometimes he goes too far. v
Call your mother now and then and let her know you care.
To exceed an unstated limit, especially a limit of acceptable behaviour
Lucy: Well, I have a sticky situation at work and I wanted to get your input. You’re always so tactful .
Jeff: Thanks. I’m not sure I can help but I’ll give you my two cents.
Lucy: Well, it’s like this. There’s this guy I work with who is always making jokes about the boss. Don’t get me wrong. I like a good joke now and then, especially about the boss. But, sometimes he …….
go too far
Not attractive or good-looking; that makes one look good.
Lucy: Well, it’s like this. There’s this guy I work with who is always making jokes about the boss. Don’t get me wrong. I like a good joke now and then, especially about the boss. But, sometimes he goes too far.
Jeff. What do you mean?
Lucy: Well, just the other day, he got a picture off the Internet and cut and pasted the boss’s head onto it. Let’s just say it was a very ……. picture of him.
The dress really looks very unflattering on her figure.
A group of people who are the leaders or heads of an organization.
Jeff: Hmm. That’s really unprofessional, but it sounds harmless enough, if he kept it to himself or just showed it to a few friends.
Lucy: That’s just it. He didn’t keep it to himself. He attached the picture to an email and sent it to the entire company, including the ……
top brass
знать когда остановиться
Lucy: That’s just it. He didn’t keep it to himself. He attached the picture to an email and sent it to the entire company, including the top brass.
Jeff: You’re joking, right?
Lucy: No, I’m not. This is what I mean when I said he goes too far. He just doesn’t …….
to know when to quit
Lacking knowledge or understanding; uninformed.
Jeff: Is he a friend of yours?
Lucy: No, not really. But, I don’t want the guy to get fired. He’s actually a good person. He’s just clueless, that’s all.
clueless
stop doing smth
Lucy: No, not really. But, I don’t want the guy to get fired. He’s actually a good person. He’s just clueless, that’s all.
Jeff: Well, that’s a tough one. Let me think about it. Maybe there’s a way to get him to …… before he gets fired.
cut it out
пойдем перекусим
Lucy: Thanks. I appreciate it.
Jeff: Oh, it’s no big deal. Let’s go ….. to eat.
get a bite to eat
