* bounce something off one: to get
another person’s opinion of an idea
ex>
We shouldn’t change the schedule until we’ve bounced it off the other
employees.
* long overdue for: to have been entitled
for a long time to something that has not happened yet
ex>
The weather forecast doesn’t surprise me because we are long overdue for
some cold weather.
* sooner or later: at some future time;
eventually
ex>
Sooner or later we’re going to have to get gas, so let’s stop at the
next station.
* something’s got to give: one force must
yield to another; something has to yield or it will break under force or
pressure.
ex>
If we tie a rope to the door handle and if we all pull it, something’s got
to give.
Note>
This also means that emotions and tempers have escalated and there is going to
be an outburst.
ex>
Something’s got to give because they have been fighting every day for a
month.
* at loggerheads: in a stubborn dispute
or disagreement
ex>
Students and school administrators are at loggerheads over the school’s
new uniform policy.
Note>
In the 17th century, a loggerhead was recorded as “an iron instrument
with a long handle used for melting pitch and for heating liquids.” It is
likely that the use of these tools as weapons was what was being referred to
when rivals were first said to be at
loggerheads.
* rehash: to put old ideas or material
into a new form without much improvement
ex>
For many years, carmakers presented consumers with little more than rehashed
designs.
ex>
Kate and I kept rehashing the same arguments, so we decided to see a
counselor.
* turnover:
이직률
This word
has two other meanings. It can refer to the amount of money in sales that a store
or a company receives. It also describes a pastry snack usually containing a fruit
filling, where the pastry is folded over the filling.
ex>
What did you company do to correct the high turnover it used to have?
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