VIP Class Notes (Li)

Today we focused on:

Work culture

Vocabulary

let (one) down gently –  to tell someone bad news in the least upsetting way

leave sbd hanging – to keep information from another

ex. My boss left them hanging for as long as possible.

ex. Tell me the rest of the story, don’t leave me hanging in midair.

leave a bad taste in (sbd’s) mouth – to give a bad impression (after sth has happened)

ex. That meeting today left a bad taste in my mouth. Don’t you think so?

Speaking exercise

I will send through directly my excel

I will send my excel/spreadsheet to him directly via email

Sometimes you need to involve lawyer at the very beginning. 

Sometimes you need to involve a lawyer at the very beginning.