They cotton to more informal business interactions. First and foremost, they're into personal fitness.
My own opinion on this whole trend may seem a bit offbeat, but it strikes me as the newest twist to pampering guests.
It's not far off the mark, David.
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cotton to first and foremost offbeat pamper off the mark allow for be tabbed for
────────────────────────────── cotton to, 好きになる ────────────────────────────── If you cotton to someone or something, you start to like them. [American, Informal]
ex) His style of humor was very human, and that's why people cotton to him.
────────────────────────────── first and foremost, 何よりもまず ────────────────────────────── You use first and foremost to emphasize the most important quality of something or someone.
If you describe something or someone as offbeat, you think that they are different form normal.
ex) She adores old, offbeat antiques.
────────────────────────────── pamper, 手厚くもてなす、甘やかす ────────────────────────────── If you pamper someone, you make them feel comfortable by doing things for them or giving them expensive in a way which has a bad effect on their character.
ex) The only son had been pampered and spoiled.
────────────────────────────── off the mark, 的外れで、見当違いで ────────────────────────────── If something that you say or write is off the mark, it is incorrect or inaccurate.
ex) They're sometimes called 'Poor Man's Oyster', but I think that name is way off the mark. Mussels are every bit as good as the more expensive oyster.
────────────────────────────── その他にも、次も押さえておきたい。[誌面の都合上省略] ★は重要表現 ────────────────────────────── allow for, を考慮に入れる、に備える be tabbed for, …に割り当てられる
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