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Saturday, 28 November 2009
Friday, 27 November 2009
Thursday, 26 November 2009
hand in your notice
(bus.) VERB -- officially tell your company that you are resigning (quitting your job)
Example: "Paula handed in her notice when she discovered that she had got the other job she wanted."
In the news: mirror.co.uk and timesofmalta.com (4th paragraph)
Dictionary: give notice (or hand in notice)
Last week's quiz: week-161109
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Example: "Paula handed in her notice when she discovered that she had got the other job she wanted."
In the news: mirror.co.uk and timesofmalta.com (4th paragraph)
Dictionary: give notice (or hand in notice)
Last week's quiz: week-161109
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Wednesday, 25 November 2009
right under one's nose
(gen.) ADJ -- in an obvious, unhidden place, in a nearby place
Example: "He looked for his iPod for hours, and found it in his coat pocket. It had been right under his nose all the while."
In the news: wallstreetandtech.com and myparkinsonsinformation.com
Dictionary: under nose
Picture: growabrain.typepad.com
Last week's quiz: week-161109
Example: "He looked for his iPod for hours, and found it in his coat pocket. It had been right under his nose all the while."
In the news: wallstreetandtech.com and myparkinsonsinformation.com
Dictionary: under nose
Picture: growabrain.typepad.com
Last week's quiz: week-161109
Tuesday, 24 November 2009
mark-up
(bus.) NOUN -- a raise in the price of something, or the difference between the cost of a product or service and its selling price.
Example: "There is a mark-up of 10% on jeans of this particular colour. Teenagers are crazy about them."
In the news: host.madison.com and channel3000.com
Dictionary: mark-up
Last week's quiz: week-161109
Supermarket mark-up
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Example: "There is a mark-up of 10% on jeans of this particular colour. Teenagers are crazy about them."
In the news: host.madison.com and channel3000.com
Dictionary: mark-up
Last week's quiz: week-161109
Supermarket mark-up
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Monday, 23 November 2009
see someone off
(gen.) VERB -- accompany someone to a place of departure (airport, station) to say goodbye
Example: "We drove to the airport to see our cousins off, after their two-day visit."
In the news: skysports.com and unionleader.com (second paragraph)
Dictionary: see off
Last week's quiz: week-161109
Joke: see someone off
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see someone off, english idioms, english expressions, esl, idioms
Example: "We drove to the airport to see our cousins off, after their two-day visit."
In the news: skysports.com and unionleader.com (second paragraph)
Dictionary: see off
Last week's quiz: week-161109
Joke: see someone off
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Sunday, 22 November 2009
Friday, 20 November 2009
Thursday, 19 November 2009
stay/keep abreast of something
(gen.) VERB -- make sure you know the latest and most important information about something
Example: "How am I supposed to keep abreast of all this new technology? I'm too old for it!"
In the news: benzinga.com (first paragraph) and canadafreepress.com
Dictionary: keep abreast of
Last week's quiz: week-091109
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stay/keep abreast of something, english idioms, english expressions, esl, idioms
Example: "How am I supposed to keep abreast of all this new technology? I'm too old for it!"
In the news: benzinga.com (first paragraph) and canadafreepress.com
Dictionary: keep abreast of
Last week's quiz: week-091109
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Wednesday, 18 November 2009
lay your cards on the table
(bus.) VERB -- be completely honest
Example: "I think it's time you put/lay your cards on the table. What exactly do you need?"
In the news: starpulse.com and kykernel.com
Dictionary: lay cards on the table
Last week's quiz: week-091109
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lay your cards on the table, english idioms, english expressions, esl, idioms
Example: "I think it's time you put/lay your cards on the table. What exactly do you need?"
In the news: starpulse.com and kykernel.com
Dictionary: lay cards on the table
Last week's quiz: week-091109
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