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22 Cards in this Set
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housewarming (party)
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celebrate moving to a new house/flat
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launch party
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celebrate the publication of a new book or product
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fancy dress party
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everyone dresses costumes
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a stage party
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a party for the future husband and his male friends
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girls' night out/a hen party
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evening just for male friends spent in a restaurant, theater or club or party before one of them gets married
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reception
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formal party, after wedding or to meet important visitor
The wedding will be held at St Martin's Church and the wedding ... at Crathorne Hotel. |
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black tie or white tie event
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formal party, men have to ear black or white bow ties
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networking
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making contacts that will be useful to one's business
I don't really enjoy these conferences, but they're a good opportunity to do some ... . |
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old school tie
old boy network |
contacts made by children of the traditional ruling class while at expensive private school
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pro-active
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taking action yourself
Companies are going to have to be more ... about environmental management. |
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put them selves about
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informal: make themselves visible and thus climb the career ladder
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hobnob
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negative association meaning to be friendly with someone who is important or famous
I saw Dick ... with the boss after work yesterday. |
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to rub shoulders with
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to meet and spend time with
She claims that she ru.. ... with royalty all the time. |
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knock about with
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hang out with
spend social time with |
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3 expressions for party
b... g-tg b-u |
bash
get-together booze-up He had a big ... for his 18th birthday. |
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I hope I am not outstaying my welcome
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staying too long
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Lets get out on the town
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enjoy the entertainemen in a town, e.g. the bars, pubs and clubs
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Mandy is very chummy with boss's wife.
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pally, freindly
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clique/cliquey
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a small group of people who spend their time together and do not welcome other people into that group
Our golf club is run by a very unfriendly .. (of people). There's a ... at work that never talks/who never talk to anyone else. |
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to be an item
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to have a romantic relationship
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to drop sb
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end the relationship
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to go on a pub crawl
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to spend an evening gong to several different pubs
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