2.3 WHO DO YOU TRUST? IDIOMS OF OPINION

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" I've got a real vested interest" if you have a vested interest in something happening, you have a strong reason for wanting it to happen because you will get money or advantages from it 开始学习		Dr David Bailey. To have a vested interest means you are not neutral because you have personal reasons for wanting to be a particular way.
"We don't have an axe to grind" to have an axe to grind: to have a selfish reason or strong opinion that influences your actions. 开始学习		Professor Justin Lewis. The opposite.
I'm going to play devil's advocate. Let's imagine the company goes bankrupt. What happens to the employees? play devil's advocate 开始学习		take a deliberately contrary position in an argument to force people to justify their opinions.
I'm going to speak my mind. I think this situation is absolutely terrible and we have to find a solution. speak my mind 开始学习		say what you really believe
If you have to make a decision, it's no use sitting on the fence. You must choose one or the other. sitting on the fence 开始学习		being unable to commit yourself to one opinion or one side
Let's not beat about the bush. You have committed a serious crime, and now you must pay for it. beat about the bush 开始学习		talk a lot, but avoid directly addressing the most important point
Which idioms above can be used to introduce opinions or knowledge? 开始学习		All of these can be used to introduce opinions or knowledge
poll 开始学习		the process of finding out what people think about a subject by asking a lot of people the same questions SYN opinion poll: Polls show that most people support the President.
clergy 开始学习		the clergy [plural] the official leaders of organized religions
qualify 开始学习		to pass an examination that shows you are trained to do a particular job

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