MacKenzie
(also a Princeton grad and sitting here in the second row) told me I should go for it.
* go for it: to attempt to gain or
achieve something
ex>
Even though there were many applicants for the scholarship, I decided to go
for it.
Note>
The phrasal verb, “go for,” means to choose or decide on.
I was
working at a financial firm in New York City with a bunch of very smart people,
and I had a brilliant boss that I
much admired.
* brilliant: exceptionally smart or
talented
ex>
Ms. Park always comes up with brilliant solutions to organizational
problems.
That
logic made some sense to me, and he convinced me to think about it for 48 hours
before making a final decision.
* make sense: to be reasonable, logical,
or understandable
ex>
Brad was so happy that the instruction for his new camera actually made
sense.
Seen
in that light, it really was a difficult choice, but ultimately, I decided I
had to give it a shot. I didn’t think I’d regret
trying and failing.
* give it a shot: to attempt to do
something
=
give it a try; try it; try my hand at it
ex>
I don’t know if I’ll be any good at diving, but I’m willing to give it a
shot.
And I
suspected I would always be haunted by
a decision to not try at all.
* haunted by something: saddened or
troubled by something from the past
ex>
Muriel was haunted by the realization that she’d missed an important
opportunity.
ex>
It’s much better to accept and learn from mistakes than to be haunted by
them.
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