Chapter: 8 Professional Skills
1. All ears: Eager to listen with attention.
2. Beck and call: Willing to do anything a person asks.
3. Carrot and stick approach: System of reward and punishment used to motivate people.
4. Dog days: Hottest days of summer.
5. Fall on stony ground: A piece of advice that is ignored.
6. Go fly a kite: Tell someone to get lost.
7. Hit below the belt: Extremely cruel and unfair.
8. In the doldrums: Feeling depressed.
9. Left-handed compliment: Seeming praise which is actually an insult.
10. Nook and cranny: Every corner or part of a place.
Sentences:
1. All ears: I'm all ears; tell me what happened.
2. Beck and call: She has her assistant at her beck and call.
3. Carrot and stick approach: The manager used a carrot and stick approach to boost productivity.
4. Dog days: The dog days of summer are exhausting.
5. Fall on stony ground: His suggestion fell on stony ground during the meeting.
6. Go fly a kite: He told the annoying salesman to go fly a kite.
7. Hit below the belt: That comment about her family was hitting below the belt.
8. In the doldrums: He's been in the doldrums since he lost his job.
9. Left-handed compliment: Saying my cooking is good "for someone who rarely cooks" is a left-handed compliment.
10. Nook and cranny: They searched every nook and cranny for the lost keys.
Chapter:9 Leadership Skills
1. Ask for the moon: Request something impossible or unreasonable.
2. Beyond one's ken: Not within one's understanding or knowledge.
3. Cheek by jowl: Very close together, side by side.
4. Find one's feet: Establish oneself in a new place or situation; become comfortable or confident.
5. Get one's act together: Do things effectively; organize oneself or one's affairs.
6. Hats off to someone: Admire or show respect for someone.
7. Kangaroo court: A court of law where justice is not served; a mock trial.
8. Last but not least: An introduction to the final point, emphasizing its significance.
9. Nose in the air: Proud or conceited behavior.
10. Paper tiger: A weak person or thing that appears strong or threatening but is actually ineffectual.
Sentence:
1. Ask for the moon: You're asking for the moon if you want a raise and a promotion right now.
2. Beyond one's ken: Quantum physics is beyond my ken.
3. Cheek by jowl: The houses in the old town are built cheek-by-jowl.
4. Find one's feet: It took a few months, but she finally found her feet in the new city.
5. Get one's act together: He needs to get his act together if he wants to pass the exam.
6. Hats off to someone: Hats off to her for completing the marathon.
7. Kangaroo court: The decision was made in a kangaroo court, with no fair trial.
8. Last but not least: Last but not least, I want to thank my family for their support.
9. Nose in the air: She walked around with her nose in the air, thinking she was better than everyone else.
10. Paper tiger: The regime is just a paper tiger, looking powerful but actually weak.
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