Lesson 1 - How's work?

Question 1

malpractice

|ˌmælˈpræktɪs|

Answer 1

malpractice suit
He was found guilty of serious malpractice
This was doctor’s malpractice
I refute any allegations of malpractice

Question 2

in the spotlight

|ˈspɑːtlaɪt|

Answer 2

Trump has recently been in the spotlight.
He likes to show off and be in the spotlight.
I’m not used to be in the spotlight.

Question 3

chase clout

|klaʊt|

Question 4

burn the candle at both ends

Question 5

live it up

Question 6

come under something

Answer 6

come under public scrutiny

Question 7

the ever-present threat of lawsuits

Question 8

ephemeral

|ɪˈfemərəl|

Answer 8

|ɪˈfemərəl|

Question 9

get caught up in controversies

|ˈkɑːntrəvɜːrsɪ|

Question 10

mentally jarring

|ˈdʒɑːrɪŋ|

Question 11

endorsements

|ɪnˈdɔːrsmənt|

Question 12

adulation

|ˌædʒəˈleɪʃn|

Question 13

a nine-to-fiver

Question 14

stuck in a dead-end job

Question 15

work my fingers to the bone

Question 16

blue-collar

Question 17

laid off

Question 18

learn the ropes

Question 19

slammed

Question 20

bread and butter

Question 21

run out of steam

Question 22

catty

|ˈkætɪ|

Question 23

prospects

Question 24

recuperate

|rɪˈkuːpəreɪt|

Question 25

strike a deal

Question 26

minimum wage

Question 27

proliferate

Question 28

median wage | |ˈmiːdɪən|

Question 29

use food stamps at double the rate of the rest of the US workforce

Question 30

a pay stub

Question 31

be held responsible

Question 32

largess | |ˈlɑːrdʒəs|

Question 33

a groundswell of | |ˈɡraʊndswel|

Question 34

to work off the books

Question 35

leaves much to be desired