How Bossware is Watching You While You Work COPY Flashcards

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Get sucked into something

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phrasal verb

To get deeply involved in something you don’t want to be involved in

He tends to get sucked into his phone until midnight.

I got sucked into an online argument.

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Surveillance

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noun

To keep a close watch over someone, usually by the police or army

There was a lot of surveillance on Osama bin Laden before he was captured.

The police have ramped up surveillance on them.

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Curb bad behavior

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verb

To control bad behavior

He hopes that punishment will curb his children’s bad behavior.

They have installed CCTV cameras to try and curb bad behavior.

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Fly off the shelves

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verbal phrase

To sell very quickly

After that ad aired these toys were just flying off the shelves!

Drinks were flying off the shelves before the holiday.

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Eavesdrop

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verb

To secretly listen to someone’s conversation

She was eavesdropping on her husband’s phone calls.

The government has been eavesdropping on its citizens for years.

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Closed circuit TV

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noun

A video surveillance system

We had to install a closed circuit TV system after the break-in.

They monitored their closed circuit TV to find out who did it.

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Big brother

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noun

A person / organization who has complete control over someone’s life

Big Brother is watching!

In China Big Brother is always keeping an eye on you.

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Keep an unblinking eye on someone

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idiom

Keep An unblinking eye on someone

She keeps an unblinking eye on her children.

We need to keep an unblinking eye on their movements.

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Disclose

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verb

To make something (that was maybe secret before) known publicly

They had to disclose their internal documents to the government.

We should disclose this information to them.

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Line of sight

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noun

A straight line where the observer has a clear view

She sits within line of sight of her boss.

The car that crashed into me was not in my line of sight.

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Selling point

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noun

An attractive feature of a product

Our new product has some unique selling points.

The cheap price is the selling point of those restaurants.

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Idle time

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noun

The time during a workday when an employee is unproductive

There is a lot of idle time in their team during the afternoon.

We need to try and eliminate all this idle time.

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Glance

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verb

To give a quick look at something

She glanced at me during the dinner.

I glanced at the contract, it seems to be in order.

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Something seems off

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phrase

Something seems to be unusual / strange

Is she OK? Something seems off…

Something seems off with that dish, is it fresh?

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Drill down into something

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phrasal verb

To examine something further

We really need to drill down into this more.

They drilled down into my proposal.

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Suspicious

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adjective

Making you feel that something is wrong / illegal

There is a suspicious man walking around outside.

These financial results look very suspicious to me…

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A large chunk

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adjective - noun

A big part

We donated a large chunk of our profits to charity.

A large chunk of my salary is taken by the government.

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Flip through something

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phrasal verb

To quickly look through something (book/magazine/documents, etc.)

I was flipping through some magazines in the waiting room.

I saw her flipping through those documents.

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Employee theft

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noun

Employees stealing from their employers

Employee theft seems to be a big issue at that shop.

There is no employee theft at this company.

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Flag

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verb

To put a mark on something so that it can easily be found

We flagged some items in the report.

Please flag any items that concerns you.

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A simple equation

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adjective - noun

A math equation that is easy to perform

It’s a simple equation to calculate the results.

You can work out the results with this simple equation.

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Data-driven

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adjective

Done according to information that has been collected

These results are data-driven.

Our algorithm collects data-driven information on workers.

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Say

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adverb

For example

<u>If you had, say, a million dollars, what would you do?</u>

<u>We could, say, go to Italy for the summer.</u>

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Obsessive

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adjective

Unable to stop doing / thinking about something

His obsessive behavior is not healthy.

They seem to be obsessive about winning.

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Mass surveillance

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adjective - noun

Monitoring a large group of people

Mass surveillance has become easier and easier.

The CCP is trying to perfect mass surveillance.

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Across the board

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phrase

Applying to all

We will see prices increase across the board.

They have been cutting costs across the board.

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Exacerbate

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verb

To make something that is already bad even worse

The coronavirus exacerbated economic problems in the world.

Putin’s actions exacerbated tensions in Eastern Europe.

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Power imbalances

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noun

A situation where one party is able to dominate another party

There are a lot of power imbalances in politics.

The power imbalances in Africa has led to many conflicts.

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Interests align

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noun - verb

A situation where all parties will benefit from an outcome

Russia and China’s interests often align.

Me and my family’s interests do not always align.

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Dig up dirt on someone

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idiom

To search for information on someone that would damage their reputation

We have not been able to dig up any dirt on our competition.

That reporter makes a good living digging up dirt on politicians.

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Dispute

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noun

A disagreement / argument

I am trying to avoid a dispute between us.

There is no dispute on this matter.

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A tricky line

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noun

The line between two things that is hard to define

It’s a tricky line to cross…

There is sometimes a tricky line between love and friendship.

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Navigate

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verb

To deal effectively with a situation

We were able to navigate these issues successfully.

It’s hard to navigate this matter without upsetting anyone.

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Hone down

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phrasal verb

To focus on something

I need to hone down on my work better this week.

They were able to hone down and fix the problem.

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Quid pro quo

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noun

“Something for something” - An advantage given in return for something

Many quid pro quo situations can lead to harassment.

She was waiting to hear a quid pro quo from him.

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Inflection point

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noun

A time of big change / a turning point

We have reached an inflection point this year.

I think their business is at an inflection point.

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Prevalent

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adjective

Something that is common or happens frequently

Surveillance systems have become more prevalent recently.

Those kinds of shops are very prevalent at the moment.

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Dawn on someone

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phrasal verb

To understand / realize something for the first time

It finally dawned on me why I have not been able to find the answer.

It dawned on him that he needed to change careers.