Key Words in the Media
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building that contains a surface for ice skating or roller skating
rink (noun) [C]
an area of land or water where races take place.
course (noun) [C]
an area marked with lines where some sports are played, such as tennis, basketball, squash and badminton
court (noun) [C]
(baseball) have spectacular success
hit homers
(athletics) problems that must be overcome in order to achieve a goal
hurdles (plural noun)
when competitors finish at exactly the same time or with the same result
dead heat (noun) [C]
be losing in an election or race
trail behind (verbal phrase)
the stakes = what is risked on a gamble
(raise) the stakes (verbal phrase)
the probability that someone or something will (not) succeed or (not) happen
odds (plural noun)
(boxing) doing badly and likely to fail
on the ropes (idiomatic expression)
be firm and determined to get what you want
play hardball (verbal phrase)
a situation where everyone has the same opportunity
level playing field (idiomatic expression)
to be at the back of the group (last)
bring up the rear (verbal phrase)
(chess) an action taken order to gain an advantage (often involves risk)
gambit (noun) [C]
(football) someone is prevented from continuing an action of some kind
show the red card (verbal phrase)
(chess) a situation in which no action can be taken by the parties involved in an argument
stalemate (noun) [C or U]
(boxing) cause serious problems
deal a body blow (verbal phrase)
record of a performance of a person or an organisation
track record (noun) [C]
the name comes from baseball, where a batter is permitted two strikes before striking out on the third
three strikes and you are out
in an equal position
(run) neck and neck (verbal phrase)
a contestant thought to have little chance of winning
outsider (noun) [C]
change the rules or agreement (often in an unfair way)
move the goal posts (idiomatic expression)
money borrowed from a bank in order to pay for a property
mortgage (noun) [C]
money lent to an organisation (or country) in financial difficulties
bailout (noun) [C usually singular]
people caught up in a difficult economic situation and having to cope with the consequences
coping classes (noun phrase)
a lucrative severance agreement offered to an employee (usually as an incentive to retire)
golden handshake (noun phrase)
to obtain things, especially money or food, by asking for them instead of buying them or working for them
scrounge (verb) [I or T] INFORMAL on the scrounge DISAPPROVING OR HUMOROUS
for all of a person's life
from (the) cradle to (the) grave
help given, especially by the state or an organization, to people who need it, espe- cially because they do not have enough money / receiving financial help from the state be- cause you are poor or have not been em- ployed for a long time
welfare (HELP) (noun) [U] / on welfare
a system of taxation which allows the government of a country to provide social services such as health care, unemployment pay, etc. to people who need them
welfare state (noun) [C usually singular]
a group of workers acting as pickets
picket line (noun) [C]
a worker or group of workers who protest outside a building to prevent other workers from going inside, especially because they have a disagreement with their employers
picket (noun) [C]
someone who continues working during a strike or who takes the job of a worker who is involved in a strike
strike-breaker (noun) [C]
an insulting word for a person who continues working while other people in the organization are on strike
scab (noun) [C] (WORKER) INFORMAL DISAPPROVING
a person who works while others that they work with are on strike; a scab
blackleg (noun) [C] UK DISAPPROVING
an organization that represents the people who work in a particular industry, protects their rights, and discusses their pay and working conditions with employers
trade union (UK) (noun) [C] (UK ALSO trades union, US la- bor union)
the act of leaving an official meeting as a group in order to show disapproval, or of leaving a place of work to start a strike
walkout (noun) [C]
a time when work is stopped because of a disagreement between workers and employers
stoppage (noun) [C]
when workers act in a way that is intended to force an employer to agree to something, especially by stopping work
industrial action (noun) [U
to refuse to continue working because of an argument with an employer about working conditions, pay levels or job losses
strike (STOP WORK) verb [I] struck, struck
