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Small Talk
Idioms and Other Vocabulary
CEO: Chief Executive Officer
Cover: take care of
Cover for: take over for; do the work of
Dynamic: full of energy
Flattered: pleased with praise
Flattery: excessive praise
On target: to the point
PowerPoint: a popular software program that enables the
user to present ideas in a series of slides
Sarcasm: saying the opposite of what one means in order
to make a joke that is sometimes unkind. For example,
“I have been with the company for two wonderful
years; two out of five aren’t bad.”
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