Assignment 8. Listen to ESL Podcast 528

ESL Podcast 528 – Negotiating Salary

1.open to [phrasal verb]

1 open (something) to (someone or something) : to allow (a particular group of people) to enter, use, or participate in (something) ▪ He opens his home to anyone who needs a place to stay. ▪ This year, we've opened the contest to all children under the age of 16. ▪ They decided to open the meeting to the general public.

2 open (someone or something) to (something) : to cause or allow (someone or something) to be affected by (something bad, such as criticism) ▪ Their actions have opened the government to charges of corruption. ▪ By being secretive about her past, she opens herself (up) to political attacks. [=she makes herself open to political attacks]

2.jump at [phrasal verb]

jump at (something) : to eagerly take (a chance, offer, etc.) ▪ She jumped at the chance/opportunity to show her boss what she could do. ▪ He jumped at the offer of a better job.

3.ceiling

an upper limit —usually singular ▪ a price ceiling ▪ The government has put/set/imposed a ceiling on automobile emissions. ▪ Fuel prices are going through the ceiling. [=fuel prices are quickly getting much higher] —opposite floor; see also glass ceiling