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ESLPod_1160_WE_1995 Being Reprimanded at Work In this podcast, the phrase "quite frankly" means in an honest, direct, blunt, and straightforward manner, without hiding anything: "Quite frankly, I think this is a horrible idea and I won't participate in it." The phrase, "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn" is a well-known line from the 1939 film Gone with the Wind, meaning that one doesn't care at all: "Please don't tell me anymore about what you bought while shopping. Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn." In general, the word "quite" is used to add emphasis: "It's quite exciting to fly in an airplane for the first time." Or, "The thought of speaking in public is quite terrifying." Finally, the phrase "not quite" means not entirely, or not completely: "The book wasn't quite what I expected after seeing the movie." Or, "When I asked Sara if she had finished the paper yet, she said, 'Not quite.''

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ESLPod 1160 quite frankly Business

Id	ESLPod_1160_WE_1995
Episode Id	ESLPod 1160
Episode Title	Being Reprimanded at Work
Phrase	quite frankly
Text	In this podcast, the phrase "quite frankly" means in an honest, direct, blunt, and straightforward manner, without hiding anything: "Quite frankly, I think this is a horrible idea and I won't participate in it." The phrase, "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn" is a well-known line from the 1939 film Gone with the Wind, meaning that one doesn't care at all: "Please don't tell me anymore about what you bought while shopping. Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn." In general, the word "quite" is used to add emphasis: "It's quite exciting to fly in an airplane for the first time." Or, "The thought of speaking in public is quite terrifying." Finally, the phrase "not quite" means not entirely, or not completely: "The book wasn't quite what I expected after seeing the movie." Or, "When I asked Sara if she had finished the paper yet, she said, 'Not quite.''
Topics	Business

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