work-life balance Flashcards
chit-chat
informal conversation about matters that are not important also can be as a verb:
“What did you talk about?” “Oh, it was just chit-chat.”
parental leave
time that an employee is given by an employer to look after a new baby, a sick child, etc :
I had to take holidays when my son was sick because there was no parental leave.
to wear someone out
to make someone extremely tired:
Walking around a museum all day really wears you out.
to clock in
to record the time you arrive at work on a special machine:
What time did you clock in this morning?
to make a concession
something that is allowed or given up, often in order to end a disagreement, or the act of allowing or giving this:
Both sides involved in the conflict made some concessions in yesterday’s talks.
commute
to make the same journey regularly between work and home:
It’s exhausting commuting from Brighton to London every day.
leave someone to their own devices
to allow someone to make their own decisions about what to do:
He seemed to be a responsible person, so I left him to his own devices.
fairly
1.more than average, but less than very:
She’s fairly tall.
2. If you do something fairly, you do it in a way that is right and reasonable and treats people equally:
He claimed that he hadn’t been treated fairly by his employers.
frustrating
making you feel annoyed or less confident because you cannot achieve what you want or making you feel annoyed, disappointed, or discouraged:
He doesn’t listen to what I say and it’s so frustrating.
judge
a person who has the knowledge to give an opinion about something or is able to decide if someone or something is good or bad:
She’s such a bad judge of character.
negotiate
to have formal discussions with someone in order to reach an agreement with them:
The government has refused to negotiate with the strikers.
dare
1.to ask someone to do something that involves risk:
•Wear the low-cut blouse with your pink shorts - go on, I dare you!
•[ + to infinitive ] I dare you to ask him to dance.
2. to be brave enough to do something difficult or dangerous, or to be rude or silly enough to do something that you have no right to do:
I was going to ask if his dog was better, but I didn’t dare in case she had died.
distraction
1.something that prevents someone from giving their attention to something else:
I can turn the television off if you find it a distraction
2. an activity that you do for pleasure:
one of the distractions of city life
