How Bossware is Watching You While You Work

Question 1

Get sucked into something

Answer 1

phrasal verb

To get deeply involved in something you don’t want to be involved in

_{He tends to get sucked into his phone until midnight.}

_{I got sucked into an online argument.}

Question 2

Surveillance

Answer 2

noun

To keep a close watch over someone, usually by the police or army

_{There was a lot of surveillance on Osama bin Laden before he was captured.}

_{The police have ramped up surveillance on them.}

Question 3

Curb bad behavior

Answer 3

verb

To control bad behavior

_{He hopes that punishment will curb his children’s bad behavior.}

_{They have installed CCTV cameras to try and curb bad behavior.}

Question 4

Fly off the shelves

Answer 4

verbal phrase

To sell very quickly

_{After that ad aired these toys were just flying off the shelves!}

_{Drinks were flying off the shelves before the holiday.}

Question 5

Eavesdrop

Answer 5

verb

To secretly listen to someone’s conversation

_{She was eavesdropping on her husband’s phone calls.}

_{The government has been eavesdropping on its citizens for years.}

Question 6

Closed circuit TV

Answer 6

noun

A video surveillance system

_{We had to install a closed circuit TV system after the break-in.}

_{They monitored their closed circuit TV to find out who did it.}

Question 7

Big brother

Answer 7

noun

A person / organization who has complete control over someone’s life

_{Big Brother is watching!}

_{In China Big Brother is always keeping an eye on you.}

Question 8

Keep an unblinking eye on someone

Answer 8

idiom

Keep An unblinking eye on someone

_{She keeps an unblinking eye on her children.}

_{We need to keep an unblinking eye on their movements.}

Question 9

Disclose

Answer 9

verb

To make something (that was maybe secret before) known publicly

_{They had to disclose their internal documents to the government.}

_{We should disclose this information to them.}

Question 10

Line of sight

Answer 10

noun

A straight line where the observer has a clear view

_{She sits within line of sight of her boss.}

_{The car that crashed into me was not in my line of sight.}

Question 11

Selling point

Answer 11

noun

An attractive feature of a product

_{Our new product has some unique selling points.}

_{The cheap price is the selling point of those restaurants.}

Question 12

Idle time

Answer 12

noun

The time during a workday when an employee is unproductive

_{There is a lot of idle time in their team during the afternoon.}

_{We need to try and eliminate all this idle time.}

Question 13

Glance

Answer 13

verb

To give a quick look at something

_{She glanced at me during the dinner.}

_{I glanced at the contract, it seems to be in order.}

Question 14

Something seems off

Answer 14

phrase

Something seems to be unusual / strange

_{Is she OK? Something seems off…}

_{Something seems off with that dish, is it fresh?}

Question 15

Drill down into something

Answer 15

phrasal verb

To examine something further

_{We really need to drill down into this more.}

_{They drilled down into my proposal.}

Question 16

Suspicious

Answer 16

adjective

Making you feel that something is wrong / illegal

_{There is a suspicious man walking around outside.}

_{These financial results look very suspicious to me…}

Question 17

A large chunk

Answer 17

adjective - noun

A big part

_{We donated a large chunk of our profits to charity.}

_{A large chunk of my salary is taken by the government.}

Question 18

Flip through something

Answer 18

phrasal verb

To quickly look through something (book/magazine/documents, etc.)

_{I was flipping through some magazines in the waiting room.}

_{I saw her flipping through those documents.}

Question 19

Employee theft

Answer 19

noun

Employees stealing from their employers

_{Employee theft seems to be a big issue at that shop.}

_{There is no employee theft at this company.}

Question 20

Flag

Answer 20

verb

To put a mark on something so that it can easily be found

_{We flagged some items in the report.}

_{Please flag any items that concerns you.}

Question 21

A simple equation

Answer 21

adjective - noun

A math equation that is easy to perform

_{It’s a simple equation to calculate the results.}

_{You can work out the results with this simple equation.}

Question 22

Data-driven

Answer 22

adjective

Done according to information that has been collected

These results are data-driven.

Our algorithm collects data-driven information on workers.

Question 23

Say

Answer 23

adverb

For example

_{<u>If you had, say, a million dollars, what would you do?</u>}

_{<u>We could, say, go to Italy for the summer.</u>}

Question 24

Obsessive

Answer 24

adjective

Unable to stop doing / thinking about something

_{His obsessive behavior is not healthy.}

_{They seem to be obsessive about winning.}

Question 25

Mass surveillance

Answer 25

adjective - noun

Monitoring a large group of people

_{Mass surveillance has become easier and easier.}

_{The CCP is trying to perfect mass surveillance.}

Question 26

Across the board

Answer 26

phrase

Applying to all

_{We will see prices increase across the board.}

_{They have been cutting costs across the board.}

Question 27

Exacerbate

Answer 27

verb

To make something that is already bad even worse

_{The coronavirus exacerbated economic problems in the world.}

_{Putin’s actions exacerbated tensions in Eastern Europe.}

Question 28

Power imbalances

Answer 28

noun

A situation where one party is able to dominate another party

_{There are a lot of power imbalances in politics.}

_{The power imbalances in Africa has led to many conflicts.}

Question 29

Interests align

Answer 29

noun - verb

A situation where all parties will benefit from an outcome

_{Russia and China’s interests often align.}

_{Me and my family’s interests do not always align.}

Question 30

Dig up dirt on someone

Answer 30

idiom

To search for information on someone that would damage their reputation

_{We have not been able to dig up any dirt on our competition.}

_{That reporter makes a good living digging up dirt on politicians.}

Question 31

Dispute

Answer 31

noun

A disagreement / argument

_{I am trying to avoid a dispute between us.}

_{There is no dispute on this matter.}

Question 32

A tricky line

Answer 32

noun

The line between two things that is hard to define

_{It’s a tricky line to cross…}

_{There is sometimes a tricky line between love and friendship.}

Question 33

Navigate

Answer 33

verb

To deal effectively with a situation

_{We were able to navigate these issues successfully.}

_{It’s hard to navigate this matter without upsetting anyone.}

Question 34

Hone down

Answer 34

phrasal verb

To focus on something

_{I need to hone down on my work better this week.}

_{They were able to hone down and fix the problem.}

Question 35

Quid pro quo

Answer 35

noun

“Something for something” - An advantage given in return for something

_{Many quid pro quo situations can lead to harassment.}

_{She was waiting to hear a quid pro quo from him.}

Question 36

Inflection point

Answer 36

noun

A time of big change / a turning point

_{We have reached an inflection point this year.}

_{I think their business is at an inflection point.}

Question 37

Prevalent

Answer 37

adjective

Something that is common or happens frequently

_{Surveillance systems have become more prevalent recently.}

_{Those kinds of shops are very prevalent at the moment.}

Question 38

Dawn on someone

Answer 38

phrasal verb

To understand / realize something for the first time

_{It finally dawned on me why I have not been able to find the answer.}

_{It dawned on him that he needed to change careers.}

Question 39

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