English idioms: to wing it (to improvise)

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To wing it is an idiom that means to improvise, to do something without proper preparation or time to rehearse. People often talk about winging it when they have to do something difficult that they didn’t have time to prepare — like a make speech or give a presentation. They might say something like “Sorry if I seem a bit disorganized, I’m totally winging it.” You tell people that you’re winging it, that you’re improvising, so that they won’t expect too much from you, or so that they will be more forgiving if you make a mistake.

Business English vocabulary: perk

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Transcript Welcome to 2-minute English! Today’s word is perk. One of the perks of my job as a salesperson is that I get to travel around the world. Perk. Meaning In business contexts, a perk is an informal advantage or benefit that you get because of your job. In everyday English contexts, a perk is [...]

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