cost you a shot at an interview

[Palak1]

when we say "organizing information incorrectly could cost you a shot at an interview".what does actually "cost you a shot"-phrase implies.please explain.i will be grateful :)

[Eugene2114]

Hi,
I think, you can take it like:
11 critical remark [countable] a remark that is intended to criticize or hurt someone:
I'm not going to sit here listening to you two take shots at each other all night.
She couldn't resist a parting shot (=one that you make just before you leave) - 'And you were a lousy lover!'
That was a cheap shot! (=one that is unfair and unreasonable)
http://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/shot_1
- In the other words, you should be prepared for an interview, or they will critisize you.
Regards.

[Eugene2114]

Or you could take it like this:
2 cost somebody their job/life/marriage etc when something makes you lose your job etc:
Joe's brave action cost him his life.
His strong stand on the issue could have cost him his job.
Bad management could be costing this club a chance at the title.
6 attempt [countable] informal an attempt to do something or achieve something, especially something difficult
shot at (doing) something
This is her first shot at directing a play.
I decided to have a shot at decorating the house myself.
I didn't think I had much chance of winning the race, but I thought I'd give it a shot (=try to do it).
- In that case, if you don't organize information correctly, it will cost you an attempt /they won't let you try/.

[Dozy]

[Palak1]

"A hedge between keeps friendship green"...........please someone aid me in understanding this..i will be thankful...:)

[Dozy]

http://proverbhunter.com/a-hedge-between-keeps-friendship-green/

[Palak1]

please explain the meaning of "false dilemma" and also let me know how to use it in sentences.please cite some sentence examples...:)

[Eugene2114]

Presenting two options as if they were contradictions or contraries, when in fact they are not, is the common fallacy of false dilemma--so called because the "dilemma," or hard choice between two options, is "false," because other options than the two offered are possible. This fallacy is also known as the "either-or fallacy" because it makes you think that your options are limited to either one or the other. Consider the following "patriotic" examples:
America: love it or leave it.
"America: love it or leave it" offers only two options, but there are plenty of others.
Better dead than red.
"Better dead than red," a Cold War slogan meaning that someone would rather die fighting than live under Communism, is another example of a false dilemma.
Imagine someone asking, "Are you with us or against us?" You might be tricked into deciding between those two options, but the best response would be to say, "Wait a minute! Those are not the only two possibilities."
http://www.sjsu.edu/depts/itl/graphics/adhom/dilemma.html
-Hope that helps.

[Palak1]

"someone does not have a life"-please explain this to me...:)

[Palak1]

"Shall we rent a movie this evening?"-what does actually "rent" meant in this context...please explain...:)

[Our Tort System]

[Our Tort System]

[Palak1]

well...renting a movie mean we are buying a cd cassette or what else.please explain..?

[Beeesneees]

Usually these days the movie format for home rental is in the form of a DVD. As Tort has said, it is not bought by you, but loaned to you for a specified time. You have to pay a fee for the rental.
In the past, the standard format was a video cassette.
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Cheers m' dears!

[Palak1]

what does "gift-giving culture" mean ? what is the actual meaning of gift-giving.please aid me...:)