Helpful Phrases

If you are unfamiliar with a phrase in we’ve used on MeltingSpot, we invite you to look it up below.

“Beef Up” Informal. To make or become greater or stronger (See: MeltingSpot:  Manager Champions Change)

“Blow It” (Past: Blew It)  Informal.  To spoil your chance of achieving something you want because of something you do or say (See: MeltingSpot: First Impressions Matter)

“Break the Ice”  To start a conversation with someone you have not met before (see: MeltingSpot: Chai Breaks the Ice)

“Carry On”  To continuously complain about something (See: MeltingSpot:  Manager Champions Change)

“Catch On”  To understand; perceive (See: MeltingSpot:  Manager Champions Change)

“Cause a Stir”  To cause unusual interest or excitement (see: MeltingSpot: He Dropped His Dinner in the Bosses Lap - But That Wasn’t the Bad Part)

“The Dish”  Informal. Insider information that is not generally known or available (see: MeltingSpot: The Jag “Dish”: Outsourcing Expert Tackles Tough Questions from Our Readers)

“A Drag” Slang. someone or something tedious; a bore (see: MeltingSpot: The Jag “Dish”: When Long Offshoring Hours Are a Drag)

“Get the Scoop”  Informal. News, information, or details, especially as obtained from experience or an immediate source (see: MeltingSpot: Offshorers - How to Keep U.S. Clients Happy)

Touché  Interjection used to acknowledge a successful criticism or an effective point in argument (See: MeltingSpot:  Manager Champions Change

 

Sources: Dictionary.com, The Free Dictionary

 

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