[영단어] 하루에 5개이상 Study Challenge - 12/30/2020

1. to drop the ball

- to make a mistake; to fail to perform one's responsibilities

- i.e.) the student dropped the ball and his final project was not that well done

 

2. to get ahead

- to advance in one's career

- i.e.) the workers who want to get ahead try to stay on task during the day without much interruption

 

3. to get wind of

- to find out about something often a secret

- i.e.) I got wind of the new supervisory position and decided to apply for it.

4. to go private

- to remove a company from the stock exchange so it is once again owned by private investors; the reverse process of "going public" in which a company lists itself on the stock exchange

- i.e.) the board of directors voted to go private and sent out a letter to possible investors

 

5. to have seen better days

- to be in a period of decline or slow sales

- i.e.) the video store has seen better days; fewer people are renting store videos

 

 

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www.talktocanada.com/blog/101-business-idioms-from-the-wall-street-journal-to-boost-your-esl-skills-and-to-gain-language-fluency