unit 7

Question	Answer
Lose something in a sea of detail	def. to over explain something e.g. instead of going straight to the point
Steer 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.
A whirlwind tour	def. to take someone on a tour or to a quick trip e.g. I took Jeannine to Peru on a whirlwind tour
To duck a challenge	def. not to take a challenge eg. he was brave enough and did not duck the challenge
The evil is in the detail	def. 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.
Waste too much in (doing) something	def. 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.
Write something off	def. 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
Take off	def. to travel away from the starting point e.g. I took off when I started talking about this new awesome subject
Put in	Put in
Set off	Set off
Set in	Set in
Give in	Give in
Take in	Take in
Adaptability	Adaptability
Put off	Put off

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	Created by Daniel Rizo over 7 years ago