They’re cutting the matching
contribution to the retirement fund by half and they’re doing away with
daycare payments for those of us with toddlers.
* do
away with: to eliminate or discard something
= getting rid of; throwing away;
scrapping
ex> The school board is going to do
away with free lunches for poor students.
ex> The local library has done
away with the checkout desk and now everyone does it themselves.
What? That’s the last straw. They just voted at the last board meeting to give
the senior executives 20 percent raises.
* the
last straw: the final factor that makes something unacceptable
ex> The last straw for Jane
was when her sister borrowed her new dress and got a stain on it.
Note> This expression relates to the
old proverb, “It is the last straw that breaks the camel’s back.”
I’m already at the breaking point
financially and now this? When does it go
into effect?
* the
breaking point: the time when a situation becomes too difficult to handle
anymore
ex> Simon had reached the breaking
point after studying for 14 hours straight.
* go
into effect: to become a rule or law
ex> The new grading system will go
into effect next semester.
The first of the year! It seems pretty
convenient how they wait until the day before vacation to spring this on us.
* spring
something on someone: to surprise someone with something
ex> Ron’s boss likes to spring
extra work on him right around 4 p.m. on Friday.
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