Actually,
it’s pretty cushy in there. I took a
look when they first announced it was ready for use. They've put in a state-of-the-art
ventilation system, so it’s quite a nice place to take a load off.
It’s even given people from different departments a chance to talk about work
in a low-pressure environment.
* cushy: comfortable, undemanding
ex>
Belinda seems like a new person since she got that cushy executive
position.
* take a load off: to rest or relax,
especially by sitting or lying down
= put
your feet up; take a breather; take a break
ex>
Why don’t you gals take a load off while I prepare some lunch for us?
That
would explain why Gavin has been so chummy
with the VP of Marketing lately. They’re both smokers.
* chummy: closely friendly
ex>
Mark soon realized his new schoolmates were only being chummy because
his dad was famous.
It
wouldn't surprise me if some new alliances and important decisions are getting
made in there. I don’t want to be left
out of the loop just because I don’t smoke.
* be left out of the loop: to not be
included in the sharing of information
ex>
I felt like I was left out of the loop when I stopped reading online
news.
Note>
You can “be in the loop” which means
to have special knowledge or information that belongs to a particular group of
people.
Well,
I’m not about to take up smoking just to get
in tight with the higher-ups. But it is sort of a burn to be on the outside
while guys like Gavin are in there making new influential friends.
* get in tight: to become closely
connected with a person or group
ex>
Fiona hoped to get in tight with the decision makers in her company.
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