He said he wanted to discuss my work
performance. And, no, he made it clear
that we were taking my car. And I even had to pay the tolls on the highway.
* make it clear: to
explain
= make it plain; make it loud and clear;
insist
ex> Sheila made it clear that
she was not happy with her job.
He’s always taking advantage of the employees here! What did he say about your
work performance?
* take
advantage of: to use something to one’s own benefit
ex> We took advantage of the
good weather and rode our bikes all day.
He pulled
a similar stunt on me last month. He asked me to go pick up his dry cleaning.
Then while I was out, he called and had me go pick up his son at school and
drive him to soccer practice.
* pull
a stunt: to deceive someone; play a trick on someone
ex> My brother, Todd, was always pulling
a stunt that would get him into trouble.
Well, I’m drawing the line the next time
he tries to use me like that.
* use
someone: to get someone to do something without providing anything in
return
ex> Watch out for James. He will
pretend to be your friend and just use you for your car and money.
Me too. I mean, we’re not at his beck and call!
* at
one’s beck and call: always ready to obey one’s orders
ex> Randy had three personal
assistants who were always at his beck and call.
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