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Taking CreditA: You're not going to believe what happened?
B: Oh, is the big meeting over? What happened?
A: Dan tried to take credit for our idea for the new campaign.
B: You're kidding me! I thought he might try to pull something like this, but I didn't think he'd have the nerve to do that.
A: Yeah, and to top it off, he said that he did it all by himself.
B: He's unbelievable. What a jerk! He slacks off for the last two weeks and doesn't lift a finger to help on any part of the project.
A: Well, he's not going to get away with it. I'm going to talk to the senior vice president. I think she'll listen.
B: Are you sure? I think she's fair-minded, but maybe she thinks we should work it out with Dan ourselves. She might not want to step in.
A: Well, can you think of another way to handle this?
B: I wish I could. I don't want to just blow it off, but we have to think of the fall out. Maybe the senior VP will end up thinking we can't fight our own battles.
A: Yeah, you're right. I'm just so ticked off right now I can't think.
B: That's probably the problem. We both need to cool off so we can think straight. Let's get some coffee and see what we can come up with.
A: That sounds good. But, if I see Dan on the way out, I'm going to floor that guy.
B: Yeah. That makes two of us
B: Oh, is the big meeting over? What happened?
A: Dan tried to take credit for our idea for the new campaign.
B: You're kidding me! I thought he might try to pull something like this, but I didn't think he'd have the nerve to do that.
A: Yeah, and to top it off, he said that he did it all by himself.
B: He's unbelievable. What a jerk! He slacks off for the last two weeks and doesn't lift a finger to help on any part of the project.
A: Well, he's not going to get away with it. I'm going to talk to the senior vice president. I think she'll listen.
B: Are you sure? I think she's fair-minded, but maybe she thinks we should work it out with Dan ourselves. She might not want to step in.
A: Well, can you think of another way to handle this?
B: I wish I could. I don't want to just blow it off, but we have to think of the fall out. Maybe the senior VP will end up thinking we can't fight our own battles.
A: Yeah, you're right. I'm just so ticked off right now I can't think.
B: That's probably the problem. We both need to cool off so we can think straight. Let's get some coffee and see what we can come up with.
A: That sounds good. But, if I see Dan on the way out, I'm going to floor that guy.
B: Yeah. That makes two of us
Taking credit (for) ينسب الفضل لنفسه
You're not going to believe what happened لن تصدق ما حدث
Pull something: do something wrong
Have the nerve to لدية الجرأة ان
To top it off ليزيد الامر سؤا
jerk غبي – تقال لاحتقار شخص
Slack off يتكاسل عن العمل
Don’t lift a finger لم يساعد في اى شييء
(not)get way with it لن ينجو من العقاب
Fair-minded: honest
Step in يتدخل (في مناقشة)
Blow it off: not to do لن يفعل شييء
Fall out نتيجة شيئ سئ حدث
Fight our own battles ندافع عن انفسنا
Ticked off: angry: mad يضايق
Cool off يهدأ
Think straight فكر جيدا
Floor يطرح ارضا
That makes two of us: I agree with you: me too اوافقك الرأي – وانا ايضا
