http://www.eslpod.com/website/show_podcast.php?issue_id=7735856
- to succeed sb: to take over sb position
Who do you think will be appointed to succeed Ramon on the board?
- to fill the job : to put sb in the job
I don't know whom they'll pick to fill the position
- higher ups (n): boss, top grass, management people
- to vet : to talk, look at candidate profile and decide who qualifies and not
The higher ups have been quietly vetting three people
- to be at liberty (formal) : to have permission , freedom to do sth
I'm not at liberty to say
- to be buddy-buddy with sb : to be close friend or relationship with sb
You mean we might actually get a new board member who's not buddy-buddy with the higher ups
- to have inside track : to have advantage to get a job because you know sb in company
Everybody thinks he has the inside track.
- to keep sth under wraps : to keep sth secretly
I can't tell you that. The selection is being kept under wraps until next Thursday.
- to let sth slip : to accidentally tell a secret sth to sb
I've already let slip too much.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/general/sixminute/2010/08/100805_6min_book_page.shtml
- to spill the beans : to reveal, to say secret things
Now, would you ever consider writing a book that spills the beans
- to spar : to argue in friendly, softly, gentle way with other
The Kans are as famous for her willingness to spar with him in public as for their endurin marriage.
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Thanks,
Duy Lam
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