[영단어] 하루에 5개이상 Study Challenge - 10/21/2020
1. talk someone into something
- to convince someone to do something
- i.e.) I was reluctant to reesign our website, but my employees talked me to it.
2. talk someone out of something
- to convince someone not to do someting
- i.e.) we wanted to take on more debt, but our CFO talked us out of it
3. the elephant in the room
- an obvious problem or controversial issue that no one wants to discuss
- i.e.) we should have discussed our pending litigation, but no one wanted to talk about the elephant in the room.
4. think outside the box
- to think of creative, unconventional solutions instead of common ones
- i.e.) our current approach will get us nowhere. we have to think outside the box
5. touch base
- to make contact with someone
- i.e.) I will touch base with you later today
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