Cambridge 19 (General Training) | Test 1 | Section 2
Resigning from a job in a professional manner
When you take the decision to resign and move on to another job, you might really want to dance your way out of the door, or get your own back by criticizing your boss to the whole office. But you need to resist these temptations because in future you might find you’re working with your ex-line manager or other colleagues in a different company.
resign (verb) [intransitive, transitive]
/rɪˈzaɪn/
to officially tell somebody that you are leaving your job, an organization, etc.
e.g., He resigned as manager after eight years.
get your own back (idiom) (British, informal)
to do something unpleasant to someone because they have done something unpleasant to you
e.g., I'll get my own back on her one day.
temptation (noun) [countable, uncountable]
/tempˈteɪʃn/
the desire to do or have something that you know is bad or wrong
e.g., I couldn't resist the temptation to open the letter.