Socialising and networking

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Socialising
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spending leisure time with other people (meeting people for pleasure)
Housewarming (party)
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a party to celebrate moving to a new house or flat
Launch (party)
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a party to celebrate the publication of a new book or product
Fancy dress party
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a party where everyone dresses up in costume as other people
Stag party
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a party before a wedding for the future husband and his male friends
Girl’s night out / hen party
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evening just for female friends spent at a restaurant, theatre or club (hen party is usually just before one of them gets married)
Reception
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formal party (e.g. after wedding)
Wedding party
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the main group of close family and friends at a wedding (PEOPLE)
Black tie / white tie event
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formal party at which men have to wear black bow ties or white bow ties respectively
Networking
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making contacts that will be useful to one’s business or career
Old school tie / old boy network
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contacts made by the children of the traditional ruling class while at expensive private schools
Pro-active
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taking action yourself rather than waiting for something to happen
Put themselves about
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make themselves visible in the hope of being noticed by someone important and, thus, help themselves to climb the career ladder (informal)
Climb the career ladder
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go further in one’s career
Career ladder
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a series of jobs from the lower paid with less responsibility to the highest paid with the most responsibility within a company or particular profession
Exchanging (business) cards
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Do lunch
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go to the restaurant to talk about business
Hobnob
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be friendly with someone who is important or famous (rather negative)
Rub shoulders with
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mix socially with people who are famous (informal)
Hang out with / knock around with
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spend social time with
Bash / do / get-together
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a party
Booze-up
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a party where a lot of alcohol will be drunk (colloquial)
Outstay my welcome
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stay too long
Party animal
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someone who loves going to parties
Party pooper
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someone who spoils parties by being disapproving or miserable
Clubbing
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going to one or more nightclubs
On the town
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enjoy the entertainments in a town
Chummy / pally
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friendly
Clique
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a small group of people who spend time together and do not allow others to join them
Cliquey
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behaving like a clique, not making other people feel welcome
An item
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having a romantic relationship
Stand someone up
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fail to turn up for a date
Drop someone
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end relationship
Go on a pub crawl
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go to spend an evening going to several different pubs
Council
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a group of people who are elected to control a town, city, or area
Dignitary
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someone with an important, official position
Freelance
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working for several different organizations, and paid according to the hours you work
Menial work
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work that is boring, and not well paid or respected
Get kick out of something
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enjoy something
Stand someone in good stead
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to be useful to someone in the future

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