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Id ESLPod_0504_WE_0683
Episode Id ESLPod 504
Episode Title Training Inexperienced Employees
Phrase old hand
Text In this podcast, the phrase "old hand" means a person who has a lot of experience doing something and knows how to do it very well: "After 30 years of working at the grocery store, he's an old hand at helping customers find what they're looking for." The phrase "to be (someone's) right-hand man" means to be very helpful to that person: "In Star Trek, Mr. Spock is Captain Kirk's right-hand man." The phrase "To have (someone) in the palm of (one's) hand" means to control what another person does: "He's so in love with you that you have him in the palm of your hand and he'll do anything you ask him to do." Finally, the phrase "to give (someone) a hand" means to help someone do something: "Could you please give me a hand with these heavy boxes?"
Topics Business

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