#86 Using Humor 1

Key Word

expense report: detailed report produced on a monthly, quarterly, or yearly basis that accounts for all the expenses a business incurs

maritime boundary.

You are expected to submit the expense report from the last business trip tomorrow.

 

dot your i’s and cross your t’s: pay great attention to every small detail in a task

Make sure to dot your i’s and cross your t’s before you send the e-mail to the client.

Don't forget to dot your i’s and cross your t’s.

You need to really dot your i’s and cross your t’s for this client.

Make sure to dot your i’s and cross your t’s.

 

small price to pay: a small sacrifice; worth the trouble

Giving up her job was a small price to pay for her children’s welfare.

 

have your cake and eat it too: do or get two good things at the same time, esp. things that are not usually possible to have together

You cannot have your cake and eat it too - if you want to earn a lot of money, you cannot expect to have an easy job.

Don't worry so much. You can't have your cake and eat it, too.

Don't show up late if you want to get a promotion. You can't have your cake and eat it, too.

It's not that big of a problem. You can't have your cake and eat it, too.

Men can not be nice, rich, and handsome. You can't have your cake and eat it, too.

 

immobilize: stop something or someone from moving

Doctors put on a cast to immobilize her ankle.

 

Better late than never, but better never late!

Better late than never, but better never late! We need to hurry up.

Better late than never, but better never late! Aren't you finished yet?

Better late than never, but better never late! You know what they say.

 

punctual: 시간을 지키는

I’ll try to be more punctual from now on.

 

picky: 까다로운

The corporate is kind of picky about having documentation for things charged on the company card.

 

epidemic: 전염병

Laughter is contagious. The sound of laughter will often trigger more laughter. The Tanganyikan (Tanzania and Uganda) laughter epidemic immobilized an entire school district during 1962.

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Original: I think I refreshed, I relieved my stress.

Better: I think I feel refreshed adn relieved of my stress.

 

Original: Last weekend there is a big rain so I just stayed at home and went to a gym in my apartment.

Better: It rained heavily last weekend, so I just stayed at home and went to the gym in my apartment building.

 

Original: If I'm with the strangers I'm try to ice breaking.

Better: If I'm with strangers, i try to break the ice to make them feel comportable.