Quiz week 4 Flashcards

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see eye to eye with somebody

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share the same view: We don’t see eye to eye on this topic

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2
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bridge the gap

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reduce the difference: bridge the gap between the rich and poor

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3
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second to none

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the best:He is second to none in his flied

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4
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Bounce ideas off somebody

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Brainstorm ideas with other people

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5
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Off the cuff

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without planning: Acing the test off the cuff

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6
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at the eleventh hour

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at the last possible moment

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7
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The going rate for something

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the usal amount paid for a good or service

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8
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A roaring success

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a great success

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9
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Cut your losses

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stop doing something that you can see is going to be unsuccessful

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10
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Off the record

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not made as an official statement

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11
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at all cost

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must be done

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12
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Butt in

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Interrupts: she constantly butts in…

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13
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Beat about/around the bush

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discuss something in an indirect way. My friend beats around the bush with longwinded explanations

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14
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for the sake of it

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Because you enjoye it. Doin it for the sake of it

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15
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The end justifies the mean

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Do bad things to achieve good results

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16
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Go off the rails

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start behaving in an unacceptable way, going crazy

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17
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Get to grips with something

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Make an effort to understand somehting

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18
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You can’t teach an old dog new tricks

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You can’t change boomer’s mind

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19
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make someone sit up

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do something surprising or impressive that makes somebody pay attention to you

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20
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put someone’s mind at rest or ease

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stop somebody feeling worried

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21
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Come away with something

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leave a place with new knowledge or ideas or a particular impression

22
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Nothing could be further from the truth

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used to emphasize that something is definitely not true

23
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Not just any

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used to say that somebody or something is not ordinaty, but especially good or important

24
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as it is

25
Head and shoulder above
much better than the rest
26
doesn't do a stroke of work
does no work at all
27
get on like a house on fire
like each other very much
28
All hell broke loose
something happened which caused people to get angy and start fighting or arguing
29
avoid like the plague
to be determined to stay away from someone or something completely
30
Pull out all the stops
make the greatest effort possible
31
come down on me like a ton of bricks
to be extremely angry with someone and tell of severely
32
up in arms about something
to be extremely angry about something
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to be on flextime
employee chooses their own time
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to go on a strike
dispute between managers and workers
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to get the pink slip
to recieve an official notification that the workers position has been eliminated
36
to give notice
formally notify of intent to leave current job
37
to moonlight
to hold a full-time job and a second job
38
to work the graveyard shift
shift that begins at night and continues until dawn
39
to burn the midnight oil
to work late into the night
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to keep your nose to the grindstone
work very hard
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to knock off work
to stop working
42
to be under the gun
to be worried of something that needs to get done
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to get a free ride
getting benefits without any efforts
44
to wipe the slate clean
to forgive
45
to laugh all the way to the bank
when you are a sellout, you laugh all the way to the bank
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to talk shop
only talking about work
47
a clock watcher
watches clocks or something idk
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a go-getter
decides to do it and actually does it
49
a do-gooder
a well-meaning but unrealistic person
50
a busybody
nosy person
51