“Tell me a bit about yourself.”

You're interviewing a candidate for a job. You want to hear some general information about him. You say:
Tell me a bit about yourself.
command,
interview (conducting),
job,
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You're interviewing a candidate for a job. You want to hear some general information about him. You say:
Tell me a bit about yourself.
command,
interview (conducting),
job,
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You're eating dinner with your family. Your son doesn't like the vegetables, so he's doing things like picking them up and putting them down, making piles with them, and so on to avoid eating them. You say:
Quit playing with your food!
command,
food (topic),
kids 
You're exercising along with an exercise video at home. The teacher on the video is giving instructions for a stretching exercise. She says:
Kneel down on your hands and knees and arch your back.

You're having a party at your house. The guests were supposed to bring some food or drink for everyone to share. One of your friends came without anything. He’s apologizing for not bringing anything, but you don’t want him to worry. You say:
Hey, don't sweat it.
command,
conversation enders,
response,
set phrase,
worry 
Your husband is on the couch watching TV. You want to sit with him, but he's sitting in the middle of the couch and there's not enough room for you. You want him to move so you can sit down. You say:
Hey, scoot over.
attention-grabbing phrases,
casual,
command,
home,
interjection,
한글번역 Your friend lost his job. You're talking with him about it and having a drink together. You want to tell him something to cheer him up. You say:
Think of this as an opportunity.
advice,
command,
encouraging,
job,
opportunity You find out that the disk tray of your DVD player is broken. You suspect that your 6-year-old son broke it. You ask him if he broke it, and he doesn't answer but looks guilty. You want to encourage him to confess, so you say:
Just tell me the truth.
You're going out for drinks this afternoon with a group of coworkers. You invited one coworker that you're friends with, but he said that he couldn't come because he was supposed to meet his girlfriend for dinner. You joke with him:
OK, I'll let this one slide, but you'd better show up next time.
command,
idioms,
invitation,
phrasal verb,
refuse Your husband cooked pork chops for dinner. You're worried that they might not be cooked enough, so you tell him:
Make sure they're cooked all the way through.
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