Important Idioms
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Meaning: Refers to a sequence where an organization initially rejects allegations, subsequently justifies its actions, and ultimately faces consequences or removal when accountability is enforced.
Example: The insurance company’s approach was to deny, defend, depose, frustrating claimants at every stage of the process. Read more ➺
Meaning: Reputation is tarnished: When someone's name is associated with something negative, their reputation suffers.
Example: Once the news spread about my mistake, my name was mud among my coworkers. Read more ➺
Meaning: make progress or advance in a particular area or situation.
Example: The new policy is gaining ground among community leaders. Read more ➺
Meaning: An individual who reveals confidential information: Someone, often an employee, who exposes illegal or unethical behavior within an organization to the public or authorities.
Example: The whistle blower provided documents proving that the company was dumping toxic waste into the river. Read more ➺
Meaning: to have influence or importance in a particular situation.
Example: Her opinion carries weight in the committee's final decisions. Read more ➺
Meaning: to judge the morality or worthiness of someone or something without having official authority.
Example: He has no right to sit in judgment on how others live their lives. Read more ➺
Meaning: to handle or treat someone in a very delicate or cautious manner.
Example: He handled the sensitive issue with kid gloves to avoid causing offense. Read more ➺
Meaning: an effort to manage multiple conflicting or competing elements or interests simultaneously.
Example: Being a working parent is a daily balancing act between professional responsibilities and family needs. Read more ➺
Meaning: completely new or unused.
Example: I just bought a brand spanking new car yesterday. Read more ➺
Meaning: performing an action intentionally and pretending to either oneself or to the world that as an accident.
Example: She accidentally on purpose spilled coffee on her ex's new girlfriend's dress. Read more ➺
