short of money: in need of money
Example: strapped for cash
05:00
resistant
offering resistance to something
Example: I am resistant to change
05:29
corporate sponsorship
contributor to funding of event: a person or organization that provides or pledges money to help fund an event, especially an event run by another person or group
06:56
to sell out
Have no more of something left because it has been bought
Example: The tickets for the Primal Scream concert at the Brixton Academy SOLD OUT in a couple of hours.
07:42
sponsors
somebody who becomes responsible for somebody else, especially during education, apprenticeship, or probation
08:20
benefactor
financial supporter: somebody who aids a cause, institution, or person, especially with a gift of money
09:35
public image
the degree to which somebody or something is easily noticed by and catches the attention of the public or a group of people
09:50
win-win situation
Of or being a situation in which the outcome benefits each of two often opposing groups Win-Win, Win-Lose, and Lose-Lose Situations
Win-win, win-lose, and lose-lose are game theory terms that refer to the possible outcomes of a game or dispute involving two sides, and more importantly, how each side perceives their outcome relative to their standing before the game more...
10:08
Don't Get Me Wrong
something that you say before you express an opinion about someone or something and you do not want people to think that you are criticizing that person or thing too severely.
Example: Don't get me wrong, I like Carol, I just think she has some irritating habits. Don't Get Me Wrong Music
Explanation in (Portuguese): Não me leve a mal.
11:00
to get on a high horse
if someone gets on his/her high horse about a subject,he/she become angry about it and start criticizing other people as if he/she is better or more clever than them
Example: It's no good getting on your high horse about single parents. You can't force people to get married. Get on - Continue doing something high horse - an attitude of arrogant superiority; "get off your high horse and admit you are wrong"
11:38
product placement
Product placement advertisements are promotional ads placed by marketers using real commercial products and services in media, where the presence of a particular brand is the result of an economic exchange. How Product Placement Works
12:08
signage
signs collectively
Example: the signage along a highway
Involving either complete success or failure, with no intermediate result.
Example: Downhill races are all-or-nothing events, decided on the basis of one run
13:55
throw out the baby with the bath water
Discard something valuable along with something not wanted
Example: I know you don't approve of that one item in the bill but we shouldn't throw out the baby with the bath water by voting the bill down.
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26 nov 2007 por mahmoud2221
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25 nov 2007 por Eduardo
This is more a vocabulary from the ESL Podcast.
Enjoy it.
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