Oxford vocab 7

 

Reimburse. be kind of flaky. Look askance. mainstream. buzz with. take an idea and run with it . light bulb went off in one’s head. flipping through

reimburse: verb to pay back

be kind of flaky: idiom to be a little strange

look askance (at somebody/something) | look (at somebody/something) askance

​to look at or react to somebody/something in a critical way or in a way that shows you do not trust or believe them

mainstream: adjective normal or ordinary

buzz with: verb phrase be full of

take an idea and run with it: idiom to take an idea and do something with it independently

light bulb went off in one’s head: idiom had a great idea

flipping through. look quickly through a book, magazine, etc.

At the start of the budget meeting, tension filled the room as employees wondered if the company would reimburse their expenses for the upcoming business trip. Some had experienced situations where the reimbursement process could be kind of flaky, causing frustration and uncertainty. However, this time, the company's leadership surprised everyone by announcing a comprehensive plan to reimburse all legitimate expenses promptly. The room buzzed with relief and gratitude, and employees no longer had to look askance at the reimbursement process, knowing that it had become a more reliable and fair practice.

In the world of technology, innovation often takes ideas that seem offbeat and propels them into the mainstream. One day, while flipping through a stack of research papers, a young engineer stumbled upon an obscure concept that had been largely overlooked. A light bulb went off in his head, and he decided to take this idea and run with it. With dedication and hard work, he transformed the once-unnoticed concept into a groundbreaking technology that quickly gained attention and became a game-changer in the industry. The idea that had initially been looked at askance had now become a beacon of progress, buzzing with excitement in the tech world.