2 Ways To Know If You’ve Hit Your Ceiling Flashcards
Get stuck
phrasal verb
To be in a position where you cannot move
* I got stuck in traffic for two hours this morning.
* Sorry, I was stuck in meetings all day long.
Relate to …
phrasal verb
To connect to / understand someone or something
* It’s difficult to relate to her situation.
* Our sales figures relate directly to our marketing strategy.
Career ladder
noun
A series of jobs / positions from lowest to highest paid
* It’s time for you to move up the career ladder.
* Her aim is to move up the career ladder as quickly as possible.
Super-duper
adjective
Excellent / very big
* Apple is designing a super-duper version of the MacBook.
* I had a super-duper meal last night.
Overwhelming
adjective
Very great in amount
* We’ve always had overwhelming support from them.
* My work is overwhelming at the moment.
Love affair
noun
A relationship with something
* He spends a lot of money on his love affair with wine.
* She has a love affair with Paris.
Innovation
noun
A new idea / method / design
* Innovation is at the forefront of our company.
* There has been very little innovation around here recently.
Career ceiling
noun
A situation where one has reached the top level in a given career / company
* After a couple of decades he has finally reached a career ceiling.
* Working at such a small firm one can easily reach a career ceiling.
creep in
phrasal verb
To begin to affect something
* The affect of the declining yen is starting to creep in.
* I can feel the week creeping in to my Sunday…
Haunt
verb
To cause repeated anxiety
* The abuse he suffered at that company will always haunt him.
* That decision will always haunt your future.
Wistfully
adverb
A feeling of missing something
* She stared out the window wistfully.
* He smiled at her wistfully.
Attitude
noun
A settled way of feeling or thinking about something
* His attitude towards his work has improved greatly.
* My attitude toward this issue has remained the same.
A dinosaur
noun
An old fashioned thing / person that is no longer useful
* This laptop is a dinosaur.
* He is a dinosaur in the fashion industry.
Leg day
noun
Something you have to do, but do not want to do
* My time at that company was a real leg day.
* Today will be another leg day at work.
Relevant / relevancy
adjective / noun
Connected to what is happening
* These facts are not really relevant to our discussion.
* We need a more relevant marketing strategy.
Part of the conversation
idiom
To remain relevant in an industry
* They are not really part of the conversation anymore.
* With this technology we will remain part of conversation.
