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Dale's Idioms PR 1:4
Vocabulary "Parks and Recreation"
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| boys' club | the informal group that controls most of the money and power in organizations |
| the glass ceiling | the informal top limit that keeps women from positions of power in organizations |
| stare | to look at something constantly |
| bust | to break |
| run out of | to use all of a supply of something |
| a bunch of | many |
| worst-case scenario | the most negative possible result |
| handle | to take care of successfully |
| blow the whistle | to report bad behavior |
| unwind | to physically relax |
| loosen up | to not be so strict and serious |
| a hearing | a short or informal trial |
| moral code | rules for good behavior |
| ethics | good behavior especially in business and professional life |
| tempting | very nice looking, hard to resist, irresistible |
| deserve | should have |
| violate | to break a rule or trust |
| exploit | to use and abuse especially for selfish reasons |
| recurring | happening again and again |
| corruption | bad behavior especially using power to get money or more power unfairly |