Are
you feeling secure and comfortable mingling with your colleagues at work? If so, you're lucky. If not, join the club! Here are some interesting expressions to describe those obvious or hidden enemies at work. Check them out!
(source
from dictionary.com)
1.
2. kissass
3. gossip monger or gossip head
4. snake in the grass
5. psycho
6. backstabber or frenemy
7. weasel
8. screwup
9.
manipulative
10. bully
11. whistle-blower
Clues
1.
stuck-up-rich-sheltered:
(adjective) someone who is generally stupid and arrogant and thinks he or she is
better than everyone else
2.
kiss-ass:
(noun) somebody who deliberately ingratiates themselves to authority figures in
such a way as to be annoying to their peers.
3.
gossip
monger or gossip head: (noun)
a person obsessed with gossip. They have a need to know everyone and
every situation going on around them, but many times their information is
flawed or inaccurate.
4.
snake
in the grass: (noun) a shady, conniving person who
could strike at any time without warning
5.
psycho:
(noun) A person who is so obsessed with something that they believe that their
way is never wrong nor does anything wrong, and all other ways are wrong and unacceptable.
They normally shove their belief down your throat because they believe you are
in need of being educated and converted.
6.
backstabber/
frenemy: (noun) someone who you think is a friend but then
he/she attempts in causing your downfall
7.
weasel:
(noun) sly, cunning, treacherous or schemeing person that will do whatever they
need to escape whatever they fear in the moment
8.
screwup:
(noun) someone who constantly makes a mess of something or completely ruins
something or makes a mistake
9.
manipulative:
(adjective) influencing or attempting to influence the behavior or emotions of
others for one’s own purposes
10.
bully:
(noun) a blustering, quarrelsome,
overbearing person who habitually intimidates and picks on smaller or weaker
people
11.
whistle-blower
:
(noun) a person who informs on another or makes public disclosure of corruption
or wrongdoing.
Time to quiz yourself
1.
I thought Joe was my closest buddy at work,
but found out that he’s been speaking ill of my in my absence. He is such a
____________________________.
2.
The team manager was at the end of his
patience with Paul’s back-to-back mistakes in the project. He called Paul a
________________________ who keeps ruining everything.
3.
Sylvia is very arrogant and never
appreciates her coworkers’ cooperation. People at work view her as a
_____________________________________ woman who thinks she is better than
anybody in this world.
4.
The nurse decided to become a
__________________________ after all those years of witnessing the illicit
behavior of doctors at the Clinique. She had an interview with major
broadcasting networks.
5.
Bill Cosby had been a respectable father
figure in America, but are recently suffering from bad reputation as the sneaky
______________________ who has been sexually abusing actresses and threatening
them with his influence.
6.
Roger has complained that his coworker Ted
is such a ___________________ for his obsession with wearing a formal attire at
work. Ted never wears comfy clothes even at the outdoor BBQ parties in his
backyard and gave a dress code for his friends invited.
7.
Don’t tell Lisa any of your secrets. Once
she knows your stories, she starts to spread a rumor about you. I hate that
______________________________.
8.
Everybody in this department doesn’t like
the way Rudy behaves. He is a typical _________________________ who brownnoses
their team manager.
9.
You need to watch out for a sly person whom
we call a _________________________________ at work. They look like your
supporter, but could catch you off guard out of the blue.
10.
If you feel belittled, shouted down, and
insulted by Tim once again, please let me know. I can’t stand a
___________________ at our workplace!
11.
It’s no surprise that Frank stole my idea
for this project and won the spotlight in front of our director again. I’ve had
enough of his malicious and ____________________ attitude to get a leg up on
the competition!
Answer Key
1.
backstabber (or frenemy)
2.
screwup
3.
stuck-up-rich-sheltered
4.
whistleblower
5.
weasel
6.
psycho
7.
gossip monger/ gossip head
8.
kiss-ass
9.
snake in the grass
10. bully
11. manipulative
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