Vocabulary by alejandra baron https://padlet.com/alejabaron898/hgfizm63w0b en-us 2019-04-30 19:56:01 UTC 2026-01-20 08:39:56 UTC hello@padlet.com João Pedro e Danyella https://padlet.com/alejabaron898/hgfizm63w0b/wish/355616184
Put off something 
To decide or arrange to delay an event or activity until a later time or date
"The meeting has been put off for a week”

Redundancy
A situation in which someone loses their job because their employer does not need them
"The economic downturn has meant 10,000 redundancies in the Northheast”]]> 2019-04-30 20:12:25 UTC https://padlet.com/alejabaron898/hgfizm63w0b/wish/355616184 luskinha1000grau e henrizadahdpvp2015 https://padlet.com/alejabaron898/hgfizm63w0b/wish/355617943 to lose face: to lose your respect ; you lost face because you killed someone

middle ground: an area of compromise or possible agreement between two extremes positions ; being in the middle ground is safer then being in the extremes 

rub someone up the wrong way: irritate or repel someone ; when i proved him wrong, i rubbed him up the wrong way]]> 2019-04-30 20:19:09 UTC https://padlet.com/alejabaron898/hgfizm63w0b/wish/355617943 Elisa and Mateus https://padlet.com/alejabaron898/hgfizm63w0b/wish/355618476 Resort to: 
to do something that you do not want to do because you cannot find any other way of achieving something.
Exemple: They should be able to control the riots without resorting to violence.

Push somebody’s buttons:
Draw a strong emotional reaction from someone.
Exemple: My mother-in-law really knew how to push my buttons
]]> 2019-04-30 20:21:05 UTC https://padlet.com/alejabaron898/hgfizm63w0b/wish/355618476 André, Camilla, Mariana https://padlet.com/alejabaron898/hgfizm63w0b/wish/355618774 Fall out with (sb): To have one’s relationship with someone completely diminished, topically due to an argument. Phrase: Apparently Gina fell out with Dave last week. 

Set boundaries: Rules, guidelines or limits that a person creates to identify reasonable, safe and permission ways to other people to behave towards them and how they will respond when someone passes those limits. 
Phrase: You need to impose boundaries. 

Stand up for yourself: defend yourself/ your ideas
Phrase: She’s right, you got to stand up for yourself. ]]> 2019-04-30 20:22:15 UTC https://padlet.com/alejabaron898/hgfizm63w0b/wish/355618774