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ESLPodcast848–AnUnscrupulousPartner

GLOSSARY

thebenefitof–theadvantageof;somethingthatcanbehelpfulinsomeway

*Sure,anyonecanbecomesuccessful,butithelpstohavethebenefitofhighly

educatedparentswhomakealotofmoney.

hindsight–theabilitytothinkaboutsomethingthathashappenedinthepast

andtrulyunderstandit,includingtheadvantageanddisadvantagesandthereal

reasonswhysomethinghappenedthewayitdid

*Inhindsight,Jacquesrealizesheshouldneverhavedroppedoutofschool,but

itseemedlikeagoodideaatthetime.

trusting–willingtobelievewhatanothersayswithoutdemandingproof

oranythinginwriting;naive

*Raquelistootrusting.Sheinvested$10,000inhersister’sbusinesswithout

evenaskingtoseethebusinessplanorfinancialstatements.

downfall–thereasonwhysomethingfails;thesourceofaproblemthatleadsto

ofsomething

*Hisgenerositywashisdownfallandhediedwithouteven$100inthebank,

becausehehadgivenawayallhismoney.

towork(one’s)buttoff–toworkveryhard,tothepointofexhaustion(being

verytired)

*Evelynworkedherbuttoffinschoolandneverimagineddhaveso

muchtroublefindingajobonceshehadearnedherdegree.

togetabusinessofftheground–tostartabusinessandmakeitbecome

successfulsothatithascustomersandmakesmoney

*Howlongdidittaketogetyourbakeryofftheground?

toturnon(someone)–tosuddenlychangeone’srelationshiporattitudetoward

anothersothatonebecomesaggressiveandmeanandbeginstoattack

insomeway

*Thedogseemedfriendlyatfirst,butthenheturnedonHeatherandbitheron

thearm.

todeceive–tolietosomeone;totricksomeone;tonotbehonestortruthful

*SamueldeceivedShaylaintobelievingthath