Ejercicios de dictado en inglés

At first glance

At first glance introduces how something appears when first seen before a closer look reveals new facts.

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Backlog

You answer five old emails, but twelve more are still waiting. What do you call the work that has built up behind you?

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Bend the rules

Bend the rules means to relax or ignore a standard regulation slightly for someone in a harmless situation.

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Breathing down my neck

Breathe down someone's neck means to watch someone closely in a stressful way, or to approach quickly as an urgent deadline.

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By the book

Following set rules, laws, or standard steps strictly without taking shortcuts.

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Capricious Meaning: Unpredictable Changes

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Caveat Meaning: One Condition to Remember

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Come out of your shell

Come out of your shell means to become less shy and more willing to talk with other people.

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Corner the market

One company sells nearly every reusable bottle in a city, and competing shops struggle to attract buyers. How can you describe the company's position?

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Crossed wires

You arrive for a meeting on Tuesday, but your colleague expects you on Thursday. Neither person meant to cause a problem. How can you describe what happened?

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Cut to the chase

Cut to the chase means to stop wasting time on minor details and talk directly about the most important subject.

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Cynical Meaning: How to Use It

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Despicable Meaning: Strong Moral Judgment

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Dichotomy Meaning: Two Opposing Sides

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Distributive Adjectives: Choose Each and Every

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Easier said than done

Someone tells you to stop worrying before an important interview. The advice is sensible, but following it feels much harder than giving it. How can you respond?

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Educational Goals Essay: Planning Your Main Steps

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Elicit or Illicit: How to Choose

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Elusive: Meaning and Everyday Use

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Empathy meaning: how to use it

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Epiphany meaning: sudden clear realization

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Expressions with get

Get in touch means start communicating with someone. Get rid of means remove or throw away something unwanted. Get used to means become familiar and comfortable with a new situation.

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Eye to eye

Two team members have different working styles, but both want to delay the launch until the product is safer. How can you describe the opinion they share?

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Facetious: Meaning, Tone, and Use

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