Learning Word Parts from Context Clues 1. ary ■ It’s customary for players to shake hands with their opponents after a game. ■ A large colourful sign marked the boundary between the two states. ary (a) does (b) does not relate to the word to which it’s attached. 2. co, col, com, con, cor ■ […]
money talks When it comes to keeping high-performance employees, money talks; the best way to reward them is with bonuses. make a bomb Speculators made a bomb as the price of rubber increased by more than 200%. cost a bomb An advertising campaign like that is out of the question for a small firm like
at the best of times It’s difficult to sell to the Japanese at the best of times, but now, with the dollar at an all-time high against the yen, I think it would be quite impossible. against the clock Their oil reserves may last only another 20 years. Consequently, they must work against the clock
put sb in the picture The first thing I want you to do is to put me in the picture about what’s been happening while I’ve been away. let the cat out of the bag Only a very limited number of people must know about this plan. It will spoil everything if someone lets the
