ELL HubWendy De La Rosa
Wendy De La Rosa
Episode 254
Vocabulary
trigger (verb)
- Definition:
- to cause something to start or happen
- Example from the episode:
- “Can you give a specific example of how a leader or manager's communication framing of, let's say, a budget cut or some new financial policy can either trigger a scarcity mindset or inspire a problem-solving mindset?”
- Example sentence:
- “Touching the red button will trigger the toy to move.”
cue (noun)
- Definition:
- a sign or signal that tells someone to do something
- Example from the episode:
- “But it's a cue to say there's a meaningful change happening.”
- Example sentence:
- “The bell is a cue that class has ended.”
taboo (adjective)
- Definition:
- not allowed or not talked about in a group or culture
- Example from the episode:
- “I have found in my life with lots of topics that are taboo that just initiating the conversation opens up the opportunity for others to share.”
- Example sentence:
- “People said it was taboo to ask her age.”
give credit where credit is due (idiom)
- Definition:
- to say that someone deserves praise for something they did
- Example from the episode:
- “I want to give credit where credit is due.”
- Example sentence:
- “Always give credit where credit is due to your teammates.”