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TSFS LivePart 2
Episode 128
Vocabulary
hijack (verb)
- Definition:
- to take control of something without permission
- Example from the episode:
- “But Amal is asking about an audience hijacking a pitch or a presentation.”
- Example sentence:
- “He was arrested for attempting to hijack a car.”
boundary (noun)
- Definition:
- a line or limit that separates two things or areas
- Example from the episode:
- “First and foremost, in those circumstances, I highly recommend setting some boundaries and expectations at the start.”
- Example sentence:
- “You should respect the boundaries that others set.”
overarching (adjective)
- Definition:
- something that includes or influences everything
- Example from the episode:
- “So let people know you want a few minutes to just get the overarching idea across.”
- Example sentence:
- “Love is an overarching theme in her books.”
tone deaf (idiom)
- Definition:
- someone is ignoring or not understanding people’s feelings or reactions about something
- Example from the episode:
- “If we ignore it, we seem tone deaf, and everybody else sees that because we hear that emotion.”
- Example sentence:
- “Mike upset everyone with his tone deaf comments about the tragic news.”