dooff/break camp/tailor(v)/long-winded/deadline/fringe benefit
Dear teachers,
Would you be kind enough to tell me whether I am right with my interpretation of the expressions in bold in the following sentences?
After I finished sweeping, I grabbed my check, went to the locker room, and doffed the monkey suit, slipped into my jeans, sneakers and T-shirt and broke camp.
doff = remove, to rid oneself of
break camp = leave a place, move out
This clause needs to be tailored to the particular circumstances of the employer.
tailor (v) = adjust to a specific need or market
Everyone was bored by the old man's long-winded stories.
long-winded = tedious; overlong; given to too much talking
The Supplier shall do its best to meet the deadline of delivery undertaken.
deadline = the point in time at which something must be completed
The overtime wage shall not include any fringe benefit payment.
fringe benefit = an employment benefit given in addition to one's wages or salary
Many parents condoned the day of hooky and called in with excuses of doctors appointments or illness.
condone = excuse, allow
day of hooky = skip day = ditch day = cut day
Another cloud in the region of them, light enough to be fantastic and diaphanous.
diaphanous = transparent
Admitting the passage of light; open; porous; as, a transparent veil.
transparent = having the property of transmitting rays of light, so that bodies can be distinctly seen through
Thank you for your efforts.
Regards,
V.
Re: dooff/break camp/tailor(v)/long-winded/deadline/fringe benefit
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vil 
Dear teachers,
Would you be kind enough to tell me whether I am right with my interpretation of the expressions in bold in the following sentences?
After I finished sweeping, I grabbed my check, went to the locker room, and doffed the monkey suit, slipped into my jeans, sneakers and T-shirt and broke camp.
doff = remove, to rid oneself of= To take off or lift (one's hat) in salutation
break camp = leave a place, move out. The meaning is OK but its use does not sound idiomatic.
This clause needs to be tailored to the particular circumstances of the employer.
tailor (v) = adjust to a specific need or market = made to someone's particular need or situation or individual specifications,as: a tailored financial advice to over come the crisis.
Everyone was bored by the old man's long-winded stories. Ok
long-winded = tedious; overlong; given to too much talking
The Supplier shall do its best to meet the deadline of delivery undertaken/schedule. Ok
deadline = the point in time at which something must be completed
The overtime wage shall not include any fringe benefit (payment).Ok, without the word in bracket.
fringe benefit = an employment benefit given in addition to one's wages or salary
Many parents condoned the day of hooky and called in doctors with excuses of appointments or illness.I think it should be ‘called in doctors.
condone = excuse, allow
day of hooky = skip day = ditch day = cut day
Another cloud in the region of them, light enough to be fantastic and diaphanous.
diaphanous = transparent
Admitting the passage of light; open; porous; as, a transparent veil.
transparent = having the property of transmitting rays of light, so that bodies can be distinctly seen through
Thank you for your efforts.
Regards,
V.
Break camp is an idiom; meaning: to close down a campsite; to pack up and move on
Early this morning we broke camp and moved on forward to the next destination..
