TODAY'S QUIZ: ENDURE

The correct answer for the previous quiz (SURPASS) is:

 c .-  To go beyond in amount, extent, or degree; be greater than; exceed.

TODAY'S QUIZ: ENDURE


What do you think "ENDURE" means?


a .-   To carry on through, despite hardships; undergo

Example:  the buildings have endured the passing of time with little or no maintenance at all


b .- Of undistinguished or humble station or reputation

Example:  I usually look for endure books to add to my collection


c .- Free from fear, anxiety, or doubt.

Example : Tough situations made him an endured person


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TODAY'S SAYING . GO FOR BROKE

Go for broke

To gamble everything you have

Se utiliza "Go for broke " al arriesgar todo para lograr algo

Ejemplos


Si queremos sobresalir tenemos que arriesgarlo todo (" If we want to stand out. We need to go for broke")


El decidió arriesgarlo todo y empezó su propia compañía (" He decided to go for broke and started his own company")


Ejemplos adicionales 


"Do you think I should ask her out ?    Yeah! go for broke!"


"We need to go for broke with the marketing campaign this time"









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TODAY'S BUSINESS IDIOM: JACK UP THE PRICE OF (SOMETHING)

Jack up the price of (Something)


To make a price higher


The steel company decided to jack up the price of steel at the beginning of the year



Se utiliza "Jack up the price " al aumentar un precio

Ejemplos:

Se acerca la temporada turística. ¡Es hora de aumentar los precios! ("Tourist season is coming; time to jack up the prices!")


No me sorprende que inflen los precios en el ultimo minuto (" It doesn't surprise me that they jack up the price at the last minute")

Ejemplos adicionales:


" I can't believe they're going to jack up the price of gasoline again"


" Just when i was about to buy it...They jacked up the price again."


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TODAY'S QUIZ: SURPASS

The correct answer for the previous quiz (ASSURE) is:


b .- To guarantee something to someone


TODAY'S QUIZ: SURPASS


What do you think "SURPASS" means?


a .- Proceed in south direction
Example: To get to the store you need to surpass the next street


b .- To avoid (an obstacle) by using an alternative channel, passage, or route
Example:  We need to surpass the main road if we want to get there on time.



c .-  To go beyond in amount, extent, or degree; be greater than; exceed.
Example: You need to surpass the competition if you want to get noticed.


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TODAY'S SAYING: YOUR GUESS IS AS GOOD AS MINE

Your guess is as good as mine


I have no idea

Se utiliza "Your guess is as good as mine" cuando se desconoce la respuesta de una pregunta

Ejemplos:

¿Porque crees que cerró el restaurante?   - No lo se (" Why do you think  the restaurant closed down?    -  Your guess is as good as mine")

Me pregunto cuando terminara la huelga...  - No tengo idea  (" I wonder when will the strike be over... Your guess is as good as mine")

Ejemplos adicionales:


Excuse me, when will the next bus arrive? Your guess is as good as mine


Who's going to attend the meeting?  Your guess is as good as mine





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TODAY'S QUIZ ASSURE

The correct answer for the previous quiz (BARE) is:

a .- To be accountable for; assume

 TODAY'S QUIZ: ASSURE


What do you think "Assure" means?


 a .- A commercial contract agreeing to compensate one for loss in the event of specifically named or described risks.

Example : I need to pay the car's assure



b .- To guarantee something to someone

Example: Let me assure you that this is no mistake




c .- The action or an instance of rebellion; an insurrection.

Example: Those countries are currently undergoing a major assure.



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TODAY'S SAYING : PICK UP YOUR EARS

Pick up your ears

To listen very carefully

Se utiliza "pick up your ears" cuando se pide a alguien que preste atención a lo que se dice.

Ejemplos:

Esta información es muy importante, necesito que todos presten atención. (" This information is very important. I need everybody to pick up their ears")

Escucha bien, este procedimiento puede evitar un accidente (" Pick up your ears. This procedure may prevent an accident")

Ejemplos adicionales:


" Pick up your ears! I will only say this once."


" Pick up your ears if you really want to understand this".

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TODAY'S BUSINESS IDIOM: FLOAT (SOMEONE) A LOAN

Float (Someone) a loan

To loan someone money

I asked the bank to float me a loan so that I could buy a new car

Se utiliza "Float  a loan" Cuando se presta dinero a alguien

Ejemplos:

Necesitaban dinero. Así que tuvieron que pedir un préstamo ("They needed money, so they had to float a loan.")

Ella le prestara el dinero con la condición de que le pague en un mes (" She will float him the money with the condition that he pays her in a month")

Ejemplos adicionales:


"I couldn't afford to pay cash for the car, so I floated a loan"




"She tried all her friends in her attempt to float a loan"

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TODAY'S QUIZ: BARE

The correct answer for the previous quiz (MOVE ON) is:

a.-  move forward, also in the metaphorical sense


 TODAY'S QUIZ: BARE


What do you think "Bare" means?


a .- To be accountable for; assume


Example: He's baring a heavy responsability


b .- Lacking the usual or appropriate covering or clothing


Example : He caught it with his bare hands.


c.- To hold in one's mind; remember


Example: Bare in mind that you need to report here every six hours.




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TODAY'S SAYING : SOUTHPAW

Southpaw


Someone who is left handed

Se utiliza "Southpaw" (Modismo) al referirse a una persona  zurda

Ejemplos:

" Los boxeadores zurdos son usualmente muy peligrosos" ("Southpaw boxers  are usually very dangerous")

" Hay una nueva tienda para zurdos en la ciudad" (" There's a new southpaw store in the city")

Ejemplos adicionales:


"The fact that the best baseball player is southpaw is no coincidence"




"I didn't know southpaw was a left handed person until he told me I was one."

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TODAY'S BUSINESS IDIOM : TURN A PROFIT

Turn a profit


To make a profit


The supermarket has been turning a profit since it opened

Se utiliza "Turn a profit" cuando se genera ganancia

Ejemplos

Las compañías que no están dispuestas a cambiar no serán capaces de generar ganancias (" The companies that are not willing to change , will not be able to turn a profit")

Ese producto solía generar una gran ganancia hace 10 años (" That product used to turn a big profit ten years ago")

Ejemplos adicionales:

" Despite the current situation, they still manage to turn a profit"


" There are some websites that with patience and effort turn a profit nowadays"

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TODAY'S QUIZ: MOVE ON

The correct answer for the previous quiz (Forecast) is:

b .- To serve as an advance indication of;

 TODAY'S QUIZ: MOVE ON


What do you think "Move on" means?

a.-  move forward, also in the metaphorical sense

Example: You need to move on if you want to grow as a person

b .- To place in a specified location

Exaple : She moved on the books on the table

c.- The general direction in which something tends to move

Example:  THis line of clothes is moving on right now!


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TODAY'S SAYING: GO THE EXTRA MILE

Go the extra mile

Going above and beyond whatever is required for the task at hand

Se utiliza " Go the extra mile" Cuando se hace un esfuerzo "mas allá" del requerido normalmente para realizar una actividad o tarea

Ejemplos:

"Tendrás que hacer un esfuerzo extra si quieres llegar lejos en este negocio"  ("You're going to have to go the extra mile if you want to get far in this business"

" Tim siempre esta dispuesto a ir mas allá cuando se trata de su familia"  (" Tim is always willing to go the extra mile when it comes to his family")

Ejemplos adicionales:


"I like doing business with that company. They always go the extra mile"

"My teacher goes the extra mile to help us."

 

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TODAY'S QUIZ: FORECAST

The correct answer for the previous quiz (Bewilder) is:

b.-to confuse or puzzle completely

TODAY'S QUIZ: FORECAST

What do you think "Forecast" means?

a .- To send out or communicate, especially by radio or television

Example: That was the first television forecast in history!


b .- To serve as an advance indication of;


Example :  The economic forecast for the next 5 years looks promising




c .-  A hall, foyer, or waiting room at or near the entrance to a building


Example:   You need to check in at the forecast






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TODAY'S SAYING: IN THE BAG

In the bag


To have something secured

Se utiliza "In the bag" cuando se tiene algo asegurado

Ejemplos:

No te preocupes, ese contrato ya esta asegurado. (" Don't worry, that contract it's already in the bag")

Creo que tienes el primer lugar asegurado (" I think you have the first place in the bag")


Ejemplos adicionales:

"There's nothing we can do , the sale it's already in the bag"


"He thinks that he has the new manager position in the bag"

 

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TODAY'S BUSINESS IDIOM: MAKE AN OFFER

Make an offer

To make a financial proposal for a product or service

We want to buy the house and we plan to make an offer on saturday


Se utiliza "make an offer" al realizar una oferta  por un producto o servicio

Ejemplos:

" Ellos  hicieron una nueva oferta para que reconsiderara quedarse en la compañia" (They made a new offer for him to reconsider staying in the company")

"Le hare una oferta que no  rechazara" (" I'll make him an offer that he will not  refuse")

Ejemplos adicionales:


" Go on , make me an offer if you really want the car"


" He didn't even took seriously the offer they made to him"

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TODAY'S QUIZ : BEWILDER

The correct answer for the previous quiz (FLAW) is:

 c.-  an imperfection or weakness and especially one that detracts from the whole or hinders effectiveness


 TODAY'S QUIZ: BEWILDER

What do you think "Bewilder" means?

a.-  spending much more than is necessary or wise


Example: She just keeps bewildering all the time on clothes.



b.-to confuse or puzzle completely


Example:  The japanese language is likely to bewilder you



c.- living in a state of nature; not tamed or domesticated


Example: The lion is one of the most bewilder creatures on the planet









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TODAY'S SAYING: A CHIP ON YOUR SHOULDER

A chip on your shoulder

Being upset for something that happened in the past

Se utiliza " a chip on your shoulder" cuando alguien esta molesto por algo sucedido en el pasado

Ejemplos:

"El esta resentido porque no lo eligieron" (" He has a chip on his shoulder because he wasn't chosen.")

" Desde que lo removieron de la gerencia, tiene una especie de resentimiento" (" Since he was removed from management , he has some kind of chip on his shoulder")

Ejemplos adicionales:

"Tom had a tough time growing up, so he's got a bit of a chip on his shoulder."  


"A chip on the shoulder is too heavy a piece of baggage to carry through life"

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TODAY'S BUSINESS IDIOM: WRITE OFF (A DEBT/LOAN)

Write off (A debt/loan)

To remove a loan/debt from a business record,to cancel a debt

It was impossible for the bank to collect the money so they were forced to write off the loan.

Se utiliza "write off (  A debt/loan) "  cuando se cancela o anula una deuda.

Ejemplos:

Perdieron la demanda, así que tuvieron que cancelar la deuda (" They lost the lawsuit.So they had to write off the debt")

Como parte del trato, cancelaremos el adeudo ("As part of the deal, we'll write off the debt")

Ejemplos adicionales:

" The Commission is not in a position to write off debts."

"We cannot promise all of them that we will write off their debts and solve their problems overnight."

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TODAY'S QUIZ: FLAW

The correct answer for the previous quiz (PRAISE) is:

b.- the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.

  

TODAY'S QUIZ: FLAW


What do you think "Flaw" means?



a.- To move or run smoothly with unbroken continuity, as in the manner characteristic of a fluid


Example:  "The flaw of things around here has been pretty nice.! "





b.- Having a horizontal surface without a slope, tilt, or curvature.

Example:  " Is that a flaw region or a mountainous region?





c.-  an imperfection or weakness and especially one that detracts from the whole or hinders effectiveness


Example: "Sometimes our biggest strenght is also our biggest flaw"   


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TODAY'S SAYING: SCAPEGOAT

Scapegoat


Someone else who takes the blame

Se utiliza "Scapegoat" cuando alguien es culpado por algo de lo que no es responsable..

Ejemplos:

" Ellos simplemente querían encontrar un chivo expiatorio a quien culpar por el fracaso del producto" ( They simply wanted to find a scapegoat to blame for the product's failure")

" Nuestro jefe no merecía convertirse en un chivo expiatorio después de todo lo que ha hecho por la compañía"     (" Our boss didn't deserve to become a scapegoat after all he's done for the company")

Ejemplos adicionales:


"As life become harder for everyone people began to seek scapegoats."


"He made a good scapegoat for everything that had been going wrong lately."

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TODAY'S BUSINESS IDIOM: IN BLACK AND WHITE

In black and white

in writing

The company refused to deal with the customer's complaints until they were in black and white.

Se utiliza "In black and white" cuando algo es por escrito

Ejemplos:

" Las sugerencias deben ser entregadas por escrito" (" Suggestions must be delivered in black and white")

" El acaba de presentar su renuncia por escrito" ( He just submitted  his resignation in black and white")

Ejemplos adicionales:

" Next time don't forget to bring your info in black and white"

" The manager needs to have everything in black and white"

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TODAY'S QUIZ: PRAISE

The correct answer for the previous quiz (BEG) is:

a.- To ask earnestly for or of; entreat


TODAY'S QUIZ:PRAISE

What do you think "praise" means?


a.- to move to a higher position; lift up; elevate

Example: If you want to speak,please praise yoru hand 




b.- the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.

Example:  The maanger has received high praise for this month's production 




c.-a single step or degree in a process; a particular phase, period, position, etc., in a process, development, or series.

Example:  We're on the development praise of the project

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TODAY'S SAYING: HIT THE BOOKS

Hit the books


To study, especially for a test or exam

Se utiliza "Hit the books" cuando se pretende estudiar (comúnmente usado al estudiar para un examen)

Ejemplos:

Lo siento pero no podre ir a la fiesta , tengo que estudiar  ( I'm sorry but I will not be able to go to the party. I have to hit the books")

Te recomiendo que estudies justo antes de tomar el examen  (" I recommend  you to hit the books just before taking the exam")

Ejemplos adicionales:


" I´m going to hit the books this weekend while everyone else is having fun"


"If you never hit the books, how do you expect to have good grades?"

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TODAY'S BUSINESS IDIOM: PAY OFF A DEBT/LOAN

Pay off a debt/loan


To finish paying back the money that one has borrowed from a bank/store etc


The furniture manufacturer was unable to pay off their loan so they went out of business

" Se utiliza "pay off a debt/loan" al terminar de pagar dinero prestado.

Ejemplos:

" Fue un milagro que pudiéramos pagar la hipoteca" (" It was a miracle that we could pay off the mortgage")

" La próxima semana terminare de pagar mis deudas y seré libre de nuevo" (Next week I'll finish paying off my debts and I´ll be free again")

Ejemplos adicionales:

"Last year I ended up paying off  a high credit card debt "


"Your debts are mounting up and there's simply no way you can afford to keep paying them off"

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TODAY'S QUIZ : BEG

The correct answer for the previous quiz (REMIND) is:

c.-to cause (a person) to remember.


TODAY'S QUIZ:BEG

What do you think "beg" means?


a.- To ask earnestly for or of; entreat


Example:  he begged me for help.



b.-An agreement usually between two parties that the one who has made an incorrect prediction about an uncertain outcome will forfeit something stipulated to the other; a wager.


Example: Let's beg on today's football game


c.- An insect or similar organism, such as a centipede or an earwig

Example: Hold on, there's a beg in your ear!

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TODAY'S SAYING: HIT THE SACK

Hit the sack

Go to bed or go to sleep

Se utiliza "hit the sack"  cuando se pretende acostarse y dormir.

Ejemplos:

"Estoy muy cansado. Creo que me iré a dormir justo ahora" (" I'm very tired. I think i'll hit the sack right now")

"No se porque siempre se va a dormir tan temprano" (" I don't know why he always hits the sack so early")

Ejemplos adicionales:

" All right guys...party's over, time to hit the sack"

"You need to hit the sack early if you want to be fresh tomorrow"

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