Flashcards
unit 7
Cards in this deck (15)
- 1Lose something in a sea of detaildef. to over explain something
e.g. instead of going straight to the point - 2Steer a midle course /stɪr/def. to act in a way that you think that's moderate and will not harm anyone
e.g. as a teacher I would find a way to steer a middle course between homework and projects. - 3A whirlwind tourdef. to take someone on a tour or to a quick trip
e.g. I took Jeannine to Peru on a whirlwind tour - 4To duck a challengedef. not to take a challenge
eg. he was brave enough and did not duck the challenge - 5The evil is in the detaildef. when something seems very simple but when looking in detail, it is very complex and it is likely to cause problems
e.g. Despite of it being quick at first glance, but the devil is in detail. - 6Waste too much in (doing) somethingdef. to invest a lot and not to get profit. Not necessarily money
e.g I wasted to much in this presentation and in the end it wast even that much big of a deal. - 7Write something offdef. to dismiss someone or something. To cancel a written record of something, typically a debt
e.g. Ignore his fault and just write it off - 8Take offdef. to travel away from the starting point
e.g. I took off when I started talking about this new awesome subject - 9Put inPut in
- 10Set offSet off
- 11Set inSet in
- 12Give inGive in
- 13Take inTake in
- 14AdaptabilityAdaptability
- 15Put offPut off