From Being a Shy Kid to an All-Star Salesman

Question 1

Born to …

Answer 1

verbal phrase

To have a great talent for something

_{He was born to be a movie star.}

_{I was born to do this job!}

Question 2

The gift of the gab

Answer 2

expression

The ability to speak fluently and with confidence

_{We need to hire a salesman with the gift of the gab.}

_{She definitely has the gift of the gab.}

Question 3

Outgoing

Answer 3

adjective

A confident and sociable person

_{My wife is a lot less outgoing than me.}

_{Americans are, in general, very outgoing.}

Question 4

Deathly Afraid

Answer 4

adverb - adjective

Very afraid

_{She is deathly afraid of ghosts and the dark.}

_{I am deathly afraid to go outside.}

Question 5

Prom

Answer 5

noun

A formal dance at a school for students who are in their final year

_{He was too shy to ask a girl out to the prom.}

_{I don’t want to go to my high school prom.}

Question 6

Geekiest

Answer 6

adjective

Most nerdy

_{He was definitely the geekiest guy in the class.}

_{Akihabara must be the geekiest part of Tokyo.}

Question 7

Come down to …

Answer 7

verbal phrase

The final result / the main point

_{All this work comes down to our meeting tomorrow.}

_{Everything I’ve done comes down to this.}

Question 8

Have had enough

Answer 8

verb

To be tired / sick of something

_{I have had enough of this noise outside, I’m calling the police!}

_{I think he has had enough of living in Saitama.}

Question 9

Totem pole

Answer 9

noun

Hierarchy

_{I don’t always want to be at the bottom of the totem pole.}

_{He always thinks he is the top guy on the totem pole.}

Question 10

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