preface Flashcards
hitch my wagon
“I’m thinking about hitching my wagon to this new project at work” “hitch my wagon to something larger than myself”
replenish our friendship
replenish our friendship
honest rendering
honest rendering
An “account” of something
“Could you provide an account of what happened at the meeting?” “She gave a vivid account of her travels through Europe.”
writing things out in longhand,
writing things out in longhand,
finding that a computer gives even my roughest drafts too smooth a gloss and lends half-baked thoughts the mask of tidiness),
finding that a computer gives even my roughest drafts too smooth a gloss and lends half-baked thoughts the mask of tidiness),
pull the curtain back a bit
pull the curtain back a bit
for all its power and pomp,
for all its power and pomp,
tell the same story with greater brevity
tell the same story with greater brevity
relegate
“relegate the background to footnote”“After the restructuring, she was relegated to a lower-level position in the company.”“The old textbooks were relegated to the storage room after the new ones arrived.”
Reams of
“She had reams of data to analyze before making her decision.” “The professor provided reams of feedback on the students’ essays.”
toss-up
“It’s a toss-up between the chocolate cake and the cheesecake for dessert.” “The game is a toss-up; either team could win.”
toss up seemingly incidental details
toss up seemingly incidental details
a simple linear narrative
a simple linear narrative
discreet
“She handled the sensitive information with discreet professionalism.” “He gave her a discreet nod from across the room.”
