In honor of Valentine’s Day…idioms that use “heart



In honor of Valentine’s Day…idioms that use “heart.” [pic]

o to have a heart of gold - to care about other people

o to have a big heart - to be giving, caring

o to be cold-hearted -lacking in sympathy

o to wear your heart on your sleeve- to let everyone know how you feel about someone

o to cross your heart and hope to die -to promise

o to cry your heart out - to cry a lot and feel really badly about something

o to eat your heart out - to be jealous of someone

o from the bottom of your heart - to really mean something

o to have a change of heart -to change your mind

o to have a heart - to be compassionate, to care about other people

o to have your heart in your mouth- to be scared or nervous

o to have your heart set on something - to really want something

o to set your heart at rest - stop worrying about something

o to be soft hearted - to be sympathetic

o to take something to heart- to have your feelings hurt by something someone else says or does

Now, choose one of the above expressions to describe each situation below:

1. Jared is crazy about Brittany. He follows her wherever she goes. He writes poetry for her. He always tries to sit next to her, and he wastes no opportunity to proclaim his love for her. He really _______________________________________________________.

2. The teacher told Molly that if she would practice her spelling more, she would get better at it. The teacher was just trying to help her get better grades, but Molly’s feelings were hurt. She ____________________________________________.

3. I can’t imagine that someone could be so __________________________ that they would steal money from a charity that helps children.

4. I really appreciate you picking me up when my car broke down last week. It was cold, I had no cell phone, and I really don’t know what I would have done if it hadn’t been for you. Thank you. I mean that _____________________________.

5. The kids had been hearing for weeks that the circus was coming to town. They asked their parents every night to make sure they still planned to get tickets. They ____________________________________ on attending the show.

6. The Board of Supervisors last night discussed whether to give money to keep the local animal shelter running.

“I don’t care about giving money to the shelter,” Supervisor Joe Smith said. “They’re just dumb dogs, and they don’t vote.”

“Come on, ___________________________,” said Supervisor Jack Russell. “We should be sympathetic to the needs of animals.”

7. I promise you that I will still be here when you get back. I ____________________________.

8. He was going to take a job with a bank that offered him a very large salary. But when he learned that they were going to make him work 100 hours a week, including weekends, he ___________________________________________.

9. A woman I know collects clothes for orphans, takes in homeless animals and gives lots of money to charity. She has _______________________________.

Here are some more expressions. Some of them use the prepositions we worked with last week. Any questions about what these mean?

|put on |zip up |

|take off |unzip |

|button up |fold (up) |

|unbutton |put down |

|put in |pick up |

|take out |put away |

Now, choose one of the above expressions to fill in the blanks in the following sentences. In some, you will have to split up the words in the expression to insert an object pronoun.

1. Stop writing for a minute. __________ your pencil and look at me.

2. I think Jane is hiding something. She had something in her hand then she __________ it __________ her pocket. Now her hand is empty.

3. Oops! I accidentally dropped my pencil. There it is. Can you __________ it __________ and give it to me, please?

4. I slept too long this morning. I did not have time to __________ my makeup.

5. If you think it is too hot, why don't you __________ your sweater?

6. Oh no! I lost a button. Now I cannot __________ my coat all the way.

7. If you are finished with the sewing machine, you should __________ it __________.

8. It is cold outside. Make sure you __________ your parka.

9. Can you help me __________ these blankets so I can put them back in the closet?

10. I want to take off my coat, but the zipper is stuck. Maybe you can help me __________ it.

11. Fred always has his hands in his pockets. Does he ever __________ them __________?

12. You have to __________ your coat before you take it off. If you don't, you might pop the buttons off.



Jobs

To help start building job-related vocabulary, let’s take a look at the job description that Wachovia advertises for its tellers. Read the paragraphs below, and circle any words that are unfamiliar.

Responsibilities:

Overall purpose of this position is to provide teller transaction quality and efficiency to customers who prefer face to face interaction with the bank. Ability to uncover customer needs beyond the immediate transaction and being able to successfully transition the customer to the appropriate source or channel to address the need. Educate customers about sales and service delivery options and assure that the quality of service does not decline if the interaction is not face to face, meaning that the teller must have a thorough understanding of the customers transaction requirements and be able to effectively communicate all available options. Goals are transaction quality, transaction efficiency, customer relations, customer education, teamwork.

Requirements:

Knowledge of Wachovia retail products and services preferred.

Effective communication and customer relations skills.

Ability and desire to interact in a team environment, must be willing to contribute to team efforts.

Ability to travel in a designated geographic region.

Will rotate on Saturdays in Charlottesville.

Mon-Fri 40 hrs.

As a leading financial service provider, we must be ready to adapt to the needs of our changing marketplace. Your work schedule may change to meet those needs, and or you may be required to work some evening or weekend hours.

For more on-the-job vocabulary, here are some exercises that will introduce you to business-related expressions. These came from the Web site



1. I thought this time things were going to be better. Losing the contract was ........ to swallow.

a. bottom line

b. blue collar

c. a bitter pill

d. back to the drawing board.

e. blow-by-blow

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2. We've lost the contract thanks to your incompetence. You really ........ , didn't you?

a. back to the drawing board.

b. bottlenecks

c. bottom line

d. blue collar

e. blew it

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3. The product didn't work in the States. As they say there, it really ........ .

a. back to the drawing board.

b. bottlenecks

c. bombed

d. blow-by-blow

e. bottom line

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4. However, the same product sold really well in England. As they say there, it ........ .

a. back to the drawing board.

b. bottlenecks

c. bottom line

d. blue collar

e. went like a bomb

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5. He used to work on the factory floor. Yes, he really started out as a ........ worker.

a. blue collar

b. back to the drawing board.

c. bottlenecks

d. bottom line

e. blow-by-blow

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6. There are many reasons why this should be a success. However, the ........ is that it has been a big flop.

a. bottom line

b. back to the drawing board.

c. bottlenecks

d. blow-by-blow

e. a bitter pill

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7. Production has been unable to keep pace with demand. We are doing our best to eliminate the ........ .

a. blow-by-blow

b. back to the drawing board.

c. blew it

d. a bitter pill

e. bottlenecks

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8. We'll have to start again on this one -it's time to go ........ .

a. blow-by-blow

b. blew it

c. black economy

d. bombed

e. back to the drawing board.

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9. Don't leave out any details. I want a full ........ account of what happened in the meeting.

a. blow-by-blow

b. blew it

c. black economy

d. bombed

e. went like a bomb

1. At the start of the meeting everybody was very quiet and reserved but he told a few jokes to ........

a. across the board

b. break the ice

c. broke the news

d. back to the drawing board

e. take on board

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2. We're going to have to reduce budgets in every single department. There will be ........ cuts.

a. back to the drawing board

b. brief

c. on to a good thing

d. brainstorm

e. across the board

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3. My boss never gives me any freedom. She's always ........ my neck.

a. broke the news

b. brief

c. breathing down

d. back to the drawing board

e. bullish

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4. We need a name for our new brand. The best thing is to get a few people together and try to ........ a name.

a. brief

b. on to a good thing

c. broke the news

d. bullish

e. brainstorm

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5. I'm very happy with our sales prospects for the next year. I'm feeling really ........ .

a. bullish

b. back to the drawing board

c. broke the news

d. on to a good thing

e. brief

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6. We would have liked to have looked at that but that wasn't part of the ........ you set us.

a. brief

b. on to a good thing

c. back to the drawing board

d. breathing down

e. broke the news

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7. I've heard all about it. Sally ........ to me.

a. brainstorm

b. on to a good thing

c. back to the drawing board

d. breathing down

e. broke the news

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8. I'm well aware that this is potentially a good new product and that we are probably ........ with it

a. on to a good thing

b. back to the drawing board

c. brainstorm

d. breathing down

e. across the board

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9. I guess this market study shows that nobody wants to buy our product. It's ........ for us.

a. back to the drawing board

b. brainstorm

c. breathing down

d. across the board

e. take on board

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