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Stress at Work

Black and white: clear-cut
Burnout: the feeling of always being very tired
Edit it frequently: correct it many times
Ferry: a boat that takes people and vehicles back and
forth
Fingering: placement of the fingers of the left hand on the
strings of a stringed instrument
Foot the bill: pay the bill
Handle: take care of, do, complete
Harnessing: taking control of
Impact on: have an effect on
Lines: words that an actor says in a play
On my plate: on my schedule
Spare time: free time, leisure time
Stunned: shocked
Tackle it: work on it, make an effort to work on a job,
with the sense that the job or task is difficult (a
football idiom)
To say the least: the simple version (There is a more
detailed way to say something, but this is the simplest
way to say it.)
Under the impression: to believe that something is true

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