Expressions
1. Yet for some reason, we are cheap and chary with gratitude.
chary: [ˈtʃeəri] unwilling to risk doing sth SYN wary 谨慎的；小心的
Banks were chary of lending the company more money.
2. It's the expletive you neglect to delete in a meeting when a subordinate announces that a deal fell apart.
expletive: [ɪkˈspli:tɪv] swear word, a rude word that you use when you are angry or in pain, for example "shit" 咒骂语
A study found releasing the odd expletive helped people cope with discomfort in the short term.
3. Instead of depriving others of their rightful glory for a success, we wrongfully saddle them with the sahem of our failure.
saddle: (n.) 马鞍；(v.) 放置马鞍
saddle sb with sth: to make sb have a job or problem that is difficult or boring and that they do not want
I've been saddled with organizing the whole party.
Many farms were saddled with debts.
4. I canvassed his colleagues.
canvass: [ˈkænvəs] (v.) 1.（在政治方面） 游说;
Chapman spent the rest of May canvassing for votes.
2. 调查以获取意见或信息; to ask people about sth in order to get their opinion or to get information
People canvassed the neighborhood, but didn't find any witness.
3. 讨论 to talk about a problem, suggestion etc in detail
A committee was set up to canvass the city's educational options.
5. Sam had impeccable taste in spotting talent.
impeccable: 无瑕疵的 without any faults and impossible to criticize SYN perfect, beyond reproach
She has taught her children impeccable manners.
a bar with impeccable service
6. He had exquisite social skills, which helped him in dealing with high-maintenance producers and writers.
high-maintenance: needing a lot of care or attention 令人费神的
a high-maintenance hairstyle
His girlfriend is pretty high-maintenance.
7. He was always missing in action when one of his projects ran into trouble or an idea flopped.
flop: (v.) 1.（因疲惫而） 猛然坐下/躺下;
I got home and flopped in front of the TV.
2. 笨拙地、不由自主地或松弛地） 移动或落下;
3. 彻底失败 informal, if sth such as a product, play or idea flops, it is not successful because people do not like it
8. No matter how much you think you're saving your hide, you're actually killing it.
hide作名词有皮肤的意思，（复习: hiding -- Born A Crime里面是凑人的意思）
have/ tan one's hide: spoken, to punish sb severely, used humorously
save sb's side: save oneself
He would say anything in court to try and save his own side.
9. Sure enough, when he let go of his devotion to "me", all his other rationalizations fell by the wayside.
wayside: 路边
fall by the wayside: to fail, or to stop being done, used or made 失败；停止
Health reform was one of his goals that fell by the wayside.
Luxury items fell by the wayside during a recession.
10. Within a year, his scores for giving positive recognition were on a par with his other scores.
be on a par (with sth): to be at the same level or standard
The wages of clerks were on a par with those of manual workers.
be below/ under par: 1. to feel a little ill or lacking in energy
I've been feeling a little under par the last couple of weeks.
2. = not be up to par: to be less good than usual or below the proper standard
The champion was playing well below par.
be par for the course: to be what you would normally expect to happen, used to show disapproval
Long hours and tough working conditions are often par for the course in catering.