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| it requires us to really walk the talk. | walk the talk Aristotle’s followers are said to have discussed philosophy while walking about with him—hence their name: “peripatetics.” I suppose they could have been said to “walk the talk. For the rest of us, the saying is “if you’re going to talk the talk, you’ve got to walk the walk”—a modern version of old sayings like “actions speak louder than words” and “practice what you preach.” Another early form of the expression was “walk it like you talk it. Many people now condense this to “walk the talk,” which makes a sort of sense (act on your speech), but strikes those who are more familiar with the original form as confused. |
| We can focus on how we can MARSHAL and master the forces at work within group culture in a way that it will enable us to enact a different story. They have begun marshaling forces to send relief to the hurricane victims. to marshal your arguments/thoughts/facts | /ˈmɑːrʃl/ = to gather together and organize the people, things, ideas, etc. that you need for a particular purpose synonym muster |
| We mustered what support we could for the plan. She left the room with all the dignity she could muster. He could muster only 154 votes at the election. | /ˈmʌstər/ muster something (up) to find as much support, courage, etc. as you can |
| I gave the interview my best, but I guess I didn't pass muster. There are so many typos and structural problems—there's no way this report will pass muster with the boss. I tried, but my efforts didn't pass muster. If you don't wear a jacket and tie, you won't pass muster at that fancy restaurant. They won't let you in. I didn’t think Charlie’s parents would like me, but evidently I pass muster. | To be accepted as adequate; to meet the minimum or standard requirement. He spoke French and Spanish and could just about pass muster in Italian. It is the only country that has yet to fulfill all the membership requirements, but it is expected to pass muster soon. |
| He was summoned to appear before the magistrates. In May 1688 he was urgently summoned to London. She summoned the waiter. He was summoned before the board of directors. | /ˈsʌmən/ 1. summon somebody (to do something) (formal) to order somebody to appear in court 2. summon somebody (to something) | summon somebody to do something (formal) to order somebody to come to you |
| The book summoned up memories of my childhood. At first I couldn't remember the telephone number, but I summoned it up by concentrating very hard. | summon something up to make a feeling, an idea, a memory, etc. come into your mind= evoke |
| I just couldn't summon the courage up to confront my boss about the issue. She summoned her courage up and went into the room. Liz summoned up all her courage. I summoned up my courage and dove into the deep water. | summon up= To elicit or evoke something |
| There's an endless array of "what if" questions we must ask to help us rethink our schools and dream a new vision of education a vast array of bottles of different shapes and sizes a dazzling array of talent | /əˈreɪ/ [usually singular] a group or collection of things or people, often one that is large or impressive |
| Stress is part and parcel of the job. These little arguments were part and parcel of their relationship. Dealing with tantrums is part and parcel of raising a toddler. I'm afraid customer complaints are part and parcel of this job. Difficult times are part and parcel of being a professional. | part and parcel is a basic or essential part. |
| It is the completion of out triadic goal. structures like this triadic group have been found in other early Mayan cities" | relating to or comprising a set of three related people or things.; A group of three. |
| Taking the promotion of thinking seriously moves most teachers into new and somewhat less charted territory. Genetic engineers are entering uncharted territory. | uncharted territory = an activity or subject that people do not know anything about or have not experienced before |
| It is an assessment that feeds and spurs the learner's efforts, being purely formative in nature. Her difficult childhood spurred her ON to succeed. My trainer spurred me to keep up a pace of four miles an hour. I was spurred INTO action by the letter. The band has been spurred ON by the success of their last single. | /spɜːr/ to encourage somebody to do something or to encourage them to try harder to achieve something |
| The agreement is essential to spurring economic growth around the world. The fire, spurred by high temperatures and strong winds, had burnt more than 140 acres. | spur something to make something = happen faster or sooner |
| Others cringe at the deadening effect so many forms of school-based assessments have on the learning and teaching process, ... the deadening effect of alcohol on your reactions He asked for some stronger medication to deaden the pain. (verb) Morphine is often used to deaden the pain of serious injuries. (verb) Double glazing has helped to deaden the noise from the road. (verb) | /ˈdednɪŋ/ making something such as a sound, a feeling, etc. less strong; causing a loss of force, vitality, or enthusiasm; stultifying. |
| Cults stultify their members' critical thinking abilities. Have I ever done anything to stultify, degrade you, or impair your self-respect? This is impressive in its way, but also self-serving, exhibitionistic, and ultimately stultifying. Whatever endangers the opportunity for inquiry and innovation threatens to make education dull and stultifying. Second, the attempt to tame the market will end up stultifying it. | /ˈstʌltɪfaɪ/ = to make somebody feel very bored and unable to think of new ideas /ˈstʌltɪfaɪɪŋ/ adj making you feel very bored and unable to think of new ideas |
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