Work
The verb we use when someone loses their job likely because of something they did wrong.
to be fired / sacked
My brother is _______________. He's always getting people on the dance floor and making them laugh.
the life and soul of the party
A synonym for quite clever or smart.
bright
Choose the BEST answer:
The company has reported declining sales. _____________, they have so far managed to avoid any staff cuts.
Nevertheless, Despite/in spite of this
Name the feeling associated with a part of the body that is your intuition telling you the answer to something.
gut feeling
She has had a baby so she has been on WHAT leave since last spring?
maternity leave
I love my friend, but she is rather ____________. She always talks about her situation and never asks about me.
full of herself
When someone never helps around the house, we can use this idiom, involving a part of the body, to describe their actions.
never lifts a finger
It took us ages to get there ________________ heavy traffic.
because of, due to, owing to
Should we end the meeting early are are you all willing to _____________? (phrasal verb)
carry on
A more formal verb for "to hire"
to employ
My colleague is a bit of a _____________. She's not very friendly and doesn't show her emotions readily.
cold fish
Showing understanding, compassion and support for someone's situation.
sympathetic
She was attracted to him, _____ something in her head was telling her not to get close to him.
yet, but, though
I am always _________ things ______ until the last minute and it always annoys me later.
putting things off
I'd really like to move up the ___________ ____________ in the future of my work at this company.
career ladder
I've got my _____________________ studying for this exam - I haven't even looked at my phone in 7 hours.
nose to the grindstone
If you are full of yourself, this means you are...
arrogant, conceited, ego-centric, egoistic, self-centered
We regret that you don't have the necessary qualifications and __________, we will not be offering you the job.
therefore, consequently, as a result
Name 1 of the 2 ways Emma got her jobs in "25 Jobs".
networking or cold-calling
Think of 3 adjectives (from the work vocabulary list) to describe the work of being a teacher.
Possible answers: demanding, fulfilling, rewarding, challenging, motivating
I woke up in the ________________ and went downstairs because I thought I heard a strange noise.
dead of the night
Uncomplicated, no guessing what their meaning is, easy to understand (or do).
straightforward
He closed the door quietly _____________ wake the baby
so as not to, in order not to, so that he wouldn't
When you've failed to understand the main idea or most important part of something then you've... (idiom)
missed the point