"gussy"

gussy (verb)

- to make more attractive, especially in a showy or gimmicky way

The shopkeepers gussied up their windows displays.

Misuse of English

Teacher: Steven, the clock on the wall is not working,
               but you have a watch. What time is it?
Steven  : 3 o'watch, Sir.

"pun"

pun (noun)

- a clever or humorous use of word that has more than one meaning, or of words that have different meanings but sound the same

We are banking on them lending us the money- no pun intended!

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The Day Off

Two factory worker are talking.
The woman says, "I can make the boss give me the day off."
The man replies, "How would you do that?"
The woman says,"Just wait and see." She then hangs upside-down from the ceiling.
The boys comes and says,"What are you doing?"
The woman replies,"I'm a light bulb."
The boss then says,"You've been working so much that you've gone crazy. I think you need to take the day off."
The man starts to follow her, but the boss says,"Where are you going?"
The man replies,"I'm going home too. I can't work in the dark."

"accede"

accede (verb)

- to agree to a request, proposal, etc.

He acceded to demands for his resignation.

Eating

In a restaurant.

Waiter: What would yo like to eat?
Peter  : I would prefer to read the menu first.
Waiter: If you want to read, go to the library.

"subpoena"

subpoena (noun)

- a written order to attend court as a witness to give evidence

She is appearing today under subpoena.

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Introducing Self

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"dead end"

dead end (noun)

- a road, passage, etc. that is closed at one end

The first street we tried turned out to be a dead end.

Drunk Men

A very drunk man comes out of the bar and sees another very drunk man.

He looks up in the sky and says, :" Is that the sun or the moon?"
The other drunk man answers,"I don't know. I'm a stranger here myself."

Making Phone Call

Watch the example of making phone call in informal and formal situation.

"prejudice"

prejudice (noun)

- an unreasonable dislike of or preference for a person, group, custom, etc, especially when it is based on their race, religion, sex, etc.

There's little prejudice against workers from other EU states.

Crocodile

A crocodile has two eyes and eighty teeth

Question:
What has eighty eyes and two teeth?

Answer:
A full bus of old men

"troubleshoot"

troubleshoot (verb)

- to analyze and solve serious problems for a company or other organization

The manager needs to troubleshoot the the cause of the decreasing of the selling products.

"facile"

facile (adjective)

- produced without effort or careful thought

It seems to facile to blame everything on his mishandling of the crisis.

Analyzing Problems

Respecting Parents

A teacher asks a student.

Teacher: Whom do you respect most?
Student: My parents.
Teacher: Why?
Student:  They did high school without using Google.

"devastated"

devastated (adjective)

- extremely upset and shocked

She was absolutely devastated when she heard about the bad news.