How to Adapt to Changing Times

Question 1

Screw something up

Answer 1

idiom

To cause something to fail

_{He really screwed up his chance for a promotion.}

_{COVID-19 has really screwed up our plans for 2020.}

Question 2

Grab the bull by the horns

Answer 2

idiom

Dealing with a problem directly with confident action

_{He really grabbed the bull by the horns when he started that company.}

_{You need to grab the bull by the horns if you want to succeed.}

Question 3

Literally

Answer 3

adverb

Used for emphasis

_{I have literally not been sleeping for a week.}

_{She has to literally do everything her boss wants.}

Question 4

On to something

Answer 4

idiom

Doing or discovering something important

_{I think he’s really on to something with that idea.}

_{You might be on to something…}

Question 5

Dominant force

Answer 5

adjective - noun

Having primary control

_{Apple is the dominant force in Cellphone technology.}

_{We want to be the dominant force in the industry.}

Question 6

Stave off change

Answer 6

verbal phrase

Being able to stop change from happening

_{You won’t be able to stave off change forever.}

_{They managed to stave off change for now.}

Question 7

Sign your own death warrant

Answer 7

idiom

Doing something that will cause your own destruction

_{He signed his own death warrant by posting that tweet.}

_{If you go ahead with this deal you will be signing your own death warrant.}

Question 8

Eviscerate

Answer 8

verb

Destroy

_{iTunes completely eviscerated the record industry.}

_{Artificial Intelligence will eviscerate many professions.}

Question 9

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