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Outcomes Advanced. Unit 9 Work. Revision

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if you d... u.. an official document, you write it

draw up

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if you d.. something somewhere, you put it there for a while in a quick or careless way

dump (just dump your stuff down here for the moment | he’d dumped all the dirty washing on the bed | she dumped her bag on the floor and ran into the garden)

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to liaise with someone in a different department or organisation means to communicate with them and share information so that you can both work more effectively

liaise (closely/directly with) I liaise closely with the design team throughout the project | you should liaise directly with the Paris office

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the r... are all the things you need to know to be able to do a new job or work in a new place

the ropes (Collocates: show someone the ropes | learn the ropes | know the ropes)

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when you s.. i.., you become comfortable in a new place or job and feel that you belong there

settle in (they’re all very friendly here and I’m sure you’ll settle in quickly | it was my first time away from home and it took a while to settle in)

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someone who is t.. is likely to lose their temper suddenly and unexpectedly. T... machines or systems don’t always work properly or in the way that they are expected to

temperamental (the photocopier is a bit temperamental | he was not as temperamental as his father had been)

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Gentle, kind, and sympathetic treatment that you show someone or something.

Tender loving care is often spoken and written as TLC the copier has a tendency to jam if you don’t treat it with tender loving care | he’s very upset and in ne

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The latest in a series of unfortunate events and it has finally caused you to become angry

the final straw ( missing the last train was the final straw | the last straw was when they took my car away)

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if you c... something, you say that you strongly disapprove of it and think it is bad or morally wrong

condemn (the government condemned the strike | politicians from all sides condemned the violence | of course we condemn any acts of terror)

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St... means relating to what must happen because of a law or rule (установленный законом)

statutory ( the government have agreed to raise the statutory minimum wage)

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Time off work that someone gets when a close relative is seriously ill or has died

compassionate leave (he was allowed home from the army on compassionate leave )

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Someone’s d..l is the fact of their being removed from their job

dismissal (unfair/constructive)he won compensation for unfair dismissal | constructive dismissal

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Something that can be both beneficial and problematic.

double-edged sword (Intelligence is a double-edged sword. Things may come easy to you, but people will always expect more.)

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To commit oneself to a course of action that is momentous or challenging. (to take the p...)

to take the plunge (I'd been putting it off for years, but I finally took the plunge and enrolled in a college course.)

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to be easy and without problems (p... s...)

be plain sailing (Pregnancy wasn't all plain sailing and once again there were problems)

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To insult, offend, or upset someone, especially by involving oneself in that which is someone else's responsibility. (to tr...on sb's t..)

tread on (someone's) toes (I want to help Johnny out on his project, but I know he's very proud, and I don't want to tread on his toes in any way.)

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