Expressions and Idioms

Accept something difficult:

Be closely connected and always occur together:

Fail to meet a target or expectation:

Earn just enough money to live on:

Consider a factor when making a decision:

Very close to something happening:

Over a long period of time:

Say the most important thing without unnecessary delay:

The policy costs money now, but it will significantly reduce carbon emissions.

It is only before electric vehicles completely replace petrol cars.

When writing an essay, always the counterargument.

Poverty and poor mental health tend to .

Many workers struggle to the pace of technological change.

With rising inequality, many families can barely .

The report its targets — carbon emissions did not fall as much as promised.

that not all communities have equal access to digital technology.

She is a major breakthrough in her research on renewable energy.

It was hard, but she gradually the fact that the company was restructuring.

Write a paragraph on the future of work and technology. Use at least six expressions from this chapter.