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English Slang Idioms (196)
1."I didn't think he was capable of meeting the unrealistic sales goal he set for himself He really the goods this month by not only meeting but surpassing the goal he set for himself | think a promotion might be in order, John," Lisa, his boss, told her boss
Trang 2“ bought
( delivered + absconded
2.He always became nervous when reporting to a new boss It was hard to start over again with an
unknown especially one he didn't know how to please He couldn't even rely on the past to derive the boss' expectations
Trang 3“ persona
\ ability
3."When Jake finds out that you knowingly and willingly misrepresented the company for your own gain, there will be the devil to True, the misrepresentation will only Cause minor harm, if any, but it shows a pattern of
behavior that is untrustworthy You may want to start looking for other jobs," Tina told Melissa
t- bribe
Trang 4“ placate
pay
Trang 5“ ground
ts books
“ job to vine
5."There is always so much to do and so little time to do it when a new software program is implemented by this
company To update all of the machines, prepare a
training program for the staff and work out any bugs in the software, we have had to .: in and work overtime
Trang 6U dig
“ synthesize
L: {lex
: Synergize
6."| have had the worst time this month meeting my
financial obligations So many random occurrences keep happening that cause me to lose money | just had to into my savings again to pay a plumber to unclog my
Trang 7“ invest ( divest tC divert U dip
7."| would like to propose that we buy Smith Supplies They may be a store operation but they have the contacts to save us a lot of money in inventory If we
purchase this company, we can eliminate the middle man and go to the wholesalers overseas directly," Mark told the
Trang 8“ dime L: small C chain
“4 minor league
6.ln the end, he had a good day He woke up ito his
Trang 9only cost him $100 That was cheap, in his opinion,
for plumbing services
':; dime-a-dozen
“ epitome “ grass
(2 dirt
Trang 10business Unfortunately, his latest customers had all been rude, inappropriately-attired college students that had the tendency to scare away the more refined diners and his
Trang 1110."My boss keeps insinuating that if | am to keep my job, | have to be willing to do some unethical things, such as falsifying documents regarding some of our clients' cases
| told him today that | would not be willing to my hands to keep a job and certainly not for twelve dollars an hour," Luke said to Stacey
U dirty
+ grubby
L2 blemish