Restoring our ego through status pivoting

© Getty Images via BBC Worklife Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. shed light on (something) /shed lahyt on/ [idiom] – to help to explain a situation The investigation is ongoing to shed light on the cause of the fire. pivot /PIV-uht/ [verb] – to avoid talking about something by talking about something else She pivoted the topic to something else when we asked about her experience in the cafe. upstage /UHP-STEYJ/ [verb] – to take people’s attention away from someone and make them listen to or look at you instead He felt upstaged by his brother, so he tried his best…
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