Tag: pushover
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Push around
WotD: Push around Canada is being pushed around at the moment. To be fair, the Americans are trying to push Canada around, but we have our elbows up, and they are finding out Canada is no pushover. Canada is not going to be dominated by the American psychodrama. When someone says they feel like another…
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Stand up to
WotD: Stand up to This post will help you understand the value of prepositions. On Monday, I covered stand up for; now, in this post today, I will cover stand up to. As the preposition changes, so does the meaning. Stand up to means to confront or challenge someone or something powerful or intimidating. When…
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Pushover
Word of the Day: Pushover Many Japanese are wired to seek approval and avoid confrontation. However, we become pushovers when we allow others to walk all over us. Times have changed. Japanese are overworked, underpaid, and taken advantage of in the workplace daily. Just because you don’t think you’re being abused doesn’t mean you are…
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Square off
WotD: Square off Although it’s great to be quiet and easy-going once in a while, there comes a time when you have to square off with someone. People will push you around, ignore what you want and walk all over you if they think you will never argue or fight for something. Yep, that’s right. When people…
