You work in sales. One of your coworkers has made several large sales this week, and he just made another one. You're impressed, and you want to compliment him. You say:
Man! You're on fire!
Your former employee is applying for a new job and has asked you to write a letter of recommendation. In your letter, you're describing a project that she was really helpful with. You have described how successful that project was, so now you write:
Our success was largely due to Adele's contributions.
adverb, boss (speaker), employee, job, praise, success, undefined, written English You're having a deep talk with a friend about how you were raised. When you were young, your parents pushed you hard to be successful. But you don't feel like you're very successful, and sometimes you don't work very hard. You say:
My parents set really high standards for me, and I haven't always lived up to them.
disappointment, parents, success You're a professional photographer. You're talking to someone who's not a photographer about your job. You've told them how difficult being a photographer is because of competition from the Internet and other photographers. But you are successful anyway. You say:
But I've managed to do OK.
business, difficulty, job, success 