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22 Cards in this Set
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To win an argument at all costs |
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To play devil's advocate |
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To butt in |
Informal phrase To interrupt a conversation or discussion or someone who is taking. |
He kept on butting in with silly comments. |
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To beat about the bush |
Phrase To avoid taking about what is important. |
Don't beat about the bush - get to the point. |
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To get to the point |
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To miss the point |
Phrase To not understand something correctly or what is important about it. |
What you say is true, but you've missed the point of my argument |
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To have the last word |
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To want to argue for the sake of it |
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To back down |
Phrasal verb To admit that you were wrong or that you have been defeated. |
Eventually, Roberto backed down and apologized. |
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To handle conflict |
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Be brutally honest |
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Honest without regard to hurting the person's feelings. |
She was brutally honest when told that I looked fast in the outfit. |
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To get defensive |
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To master a conflict |
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To put forward your opinion |
Phrase To suggest, offer, or propose opinion for consideration. |
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To impose your opinions or believes on somebody |
Phrase To appoint/establish/lay down |
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To present convincing arguments |
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To be on command with yourself |
To be calm and completely in control of your behaviour and emotions. |
Suntanned and relaxed, looking calmly about the room, he appeared completely in command. |
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To make your opponent scramble for answers |
Verb To move our climb quickly but with difficulty. |
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To humiliate your opponent |
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Heated discussion |
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An argumentative person |
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To deal with different opinions |
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