Overcome the Fear of Change Flashcards
It boils down to …
phrase
The main reason for a situation / problem
* All our problems boil down to lack of money.
* It really just boils down to this.
A phrase that is
“thrown around”
phrase
An inappropriate phrase that is often used by people
* You often hear that phrase thrown around on the news.
* You shouldn’t throw around that phrase so casually.
Insecure
adjective
Having little confidence and uncertain about one’s own abilities
* She used to be very insecure when she first started here.
* This training will help you feel less insecure.
To be off one’s game
idiom
To be performing below one’s level
* I don’t know what’s wrong, I seem to be off my game today.
* He’s been off his game recently.
Credibility
noun
Being trusted & believed
* They lost all credibility after that incident.
* His words really damaged his credibility.
Put yourself in
someone else’s shoes
idiom
To imagine how you would feel or act if you were in someone else’s situation
* I know you’re angry, but just put yourself in her shoes and imagine how you would feel.
* We need to try and put ourselves in our customers’ shoes.
Humiliated
adjective
To feel embarrassed or stupid
* I felt so humiliated after our conversation.
* She told me she never felt so humiliated in her whole life!
Jargon
noun
Special words that are used by particular groups of people that are not generally understood
* There is a lot of strange jargon being used in the HR department.
* I couldn’t understand all the IT jargon he used in his presentation.
“A whole host
of things”
phrase
Many things
* He brought a whole host of issues to the meeting.
* She told me that a whole host of things were bothering her.
Empathy
noun
The ability to understand someone else’s feelings
* She has a lot of empathy for his situation.
* I’m trying to have as much empathy as I can with them.
Get into shape
verbal phrase
Losing weight & gaining some muscles through exercise
* I really need to get into shape!
* After joining the gym she got into shape pretty fast.
Sabotage
verb
To intentionally prevent the success of something
* They tried to sabotage Trump’s re-election campaign by arresting him.
* If you keep drinking that much you’ll sabotage your own career.
Come clean
phrasal verb
To tell the truth about something that one has kept secret
* He finally came clean about his affair.
* We need to have honest conversations and come clean about our faults.
