What men can Learn from Women

Question 1

Taken for granted

Answer 1

verbal phrase

Assume that something is true / fail to properly appreciate something / someone

_{I think we can take it for granted that he will be late again.}

_{She is always being taken for granted by her boss.}

Question 2

Gender norms

Answer 2

noun

Roles that are considered appropriate for a person’s gender by society

_{She has always avoided being pigeon-holed into any gender norms.}

_{Japan still has a lot of traditional gender norms.}

Question 3

Generous

Answer 3

adjective

Wanting to give more than is expected

_{He is a very warm and generous father.}

_{I try to be as generous as possible at home.}

Question 4

Shower … with praise

Answer 4

verbal phrase

To give someone a lot of approval / admiration

_{His mother used to always shower him with praise.}

_{If you do this they will definitely shower you with praise.}

Question 5

Unjust

Answer 5

adjective

Not morally right or fair

_{His decision was very unjust and made everyone upset.}

_{Unfortunately they have a very cruel and unjust president.}

Question 6

… Jumps out

Answer 6

verbal phrase

Something that is instantly noticeable

_{What really jumps out on your report are these new figures.}

_{I think we need a new ad campaign that’ll really jump out.}

Question 7

Macho

Answer 7

adjective

Masculine in a very aggressive way

_{He likes a lot of macho activities like boxing and mountain climbing.}

_{Australia has a very macho culture.}

Question 8

Mentor

Answer 8

verb

Advise or train someone

_{She has been mentoring her team for many months.}

_{I need to mentor our new recruits.}

Question 9

Show off

Answer 9

verb

Boastfully displaying one’s abilities / possessions

_{He likes to show off his sports car collection to guests.}

_{My son is always showing off in front of girls.}

Question 10

Level the playing field

Answer 10

verbal phrase

To create a fair situation

_{This tax break might level the playing field for us.}

_{We need to hire more female managers in order to level the playing field.}

Question 11

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