Are you happy in your field of work? Living in the age of uncertainty, quite a few of us feel concerned or queasy about tomorrow. However, keep your head up, take a deep breath, and dream of a rosy path that could be in store for you at your work place somewhere down the road.
Today, let us go over some office idioms!
1. career
cushioning: Also known as “quite quitting”. Lining up
future job opportunities while still employed at one’s current job. For
instance, career cushioning refers to looking for a new job, including
developing new skills, browsing job listings, and applying for new jobs.
2. back-room
boys: People who do important work but aren't visible to
general public
3. blank
check/cheque: Complete freedom of action or control
4. to cave
in: to agree to something you didn't want to accept
previously and stop arguing or resisting (especially when people put pressure
on you to stop)
5. dead
end job: a job where there is no chance of promotion
6. the eleventh
hour: the last minute
7. golden
handshake: large amount paid as an incentive for early
retirement
8. to test
the water: to try something out to see if it works or
not
9. the writing
on the wall: clear
signs that something bad is about to happen
10. to touch base (with someone): to
make a brief contact to discuss something
Are you ready to use what you’ve learned in the following sentences?
1.
Everyone in my department is smelling something
fishy going on between Ted and Joey. They all see the __________________ on the
wall that the two guys will soon be in big trouble.
2.
Loren was blamed by his coworkers for being
too cautious with every new project, because he prefers to test the
_____________ before diving right into the task.
3.
I know you’ve been taking Jason under your
wing, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that he deserves to be given a
______________ check in every step of the serious decision-making process.
4.
I thought Michael must have been pushed to stay
silent about the secret deal made under the table. It was so strange to see him
_____________ in all at once.
5.
Harry hates it when his team wait until the
_________________ before making it to the deadline.
6.
I believe it’s time you quit this dead
_________ job. It will get you nowhere in the end.
7.
Quite often times, we see a lot of
_____________________ boys feeling frustrated at work when their tremendous
amount of efforts and time were underestimated or even snatched by sly
colleagues.
8.
They were not offered severance pay or a
golden _______________ when they left the company.
9.
Laura feels that none of her contribution or devotion
made to this company has been truly respected. That’s why she’s been doing some
quiet career __________________.
10. Mr. Blizard just wanted to quickly __________ ________ with you. Did you get an email about
the meeting?
Answer
Keys
1. the writing
2. water
3. blank
4. cave
5. the 11th hour
6. end
7. back-room
8. handshake
9. cushioning
10. touch base
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