20. ComClub Common Business idoms Flashcards
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-To go beyond what is necessary or expected in order to please someone, achieve something, or get something done correctly
-to try harder to please someone or to get the task done correctly; to do more than one is required to do to reach a goal
-If you go the extra mile, you make a special effort to do or achieve something
-be especially assiduous in your attempt to achieve something.
-make a special effort to achieve something, help somebody
Make a special effort to accomplish something, go beyond the norm
go the extra mile
I like doing business with that company. They always go the extra mile. My teacher goes the extra mile to help us.
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-Extremely busy; deeply involved or engrossed (in or with something).
-Extremely busy (with something); deeply or overly involved (in something); possessing, filled up with, or overwhelmed by an excessive amount (of something)
up to your eyeballs
I simply won’t have the time — I’m up to my eyeballs in work.
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climb the career ladder
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-The typical proceedings. The phrase is sometimes but not always used to indicate that things have returned to normal after something unforeseen or unpleasant has happened.
-having things go along as usual
-The normal course of some activity
-You say business as usual to mean that everything is continuing in the normal way, even though something unpleasant or unexpected has happened.
business as usual
.A: “How are things at the office?” B: “Business as usual. Nothing exciting has happened lately.”
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-To work constantly and for very long periods of time.
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work around the clock
Our team has been working round the clock to get this new product ready by the deadline
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MEANING:TO GO BEYOND A NORMAL IDEA
-To think of something that is outside of or beyond what is considered usual, traditional, or conventional; to think innovatively
-Fig. to think freely, not bound by old, nonfunctional, or limiting structures, rules, or practices
-If you think outside the box, you have new and unusual ideas.
-have ideas that are original, creative, or innovative.
think outside the box
Let’s think outside the box for a minute and try to find a better solution.
HOW TO USE IT:STOP LOOKING AT PAST EXAMPLES AND THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX
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MEANING: TO DO SOMETHING THE EASIEST OR QUICKEST WAY
-To skip certain steps in order to do something as easily or cheaply as possible, usually to the detriment of the finished product or end result
-Do something in the easiest or least expensive way
cut corners
HOW TO USE IT: “CUTTING CORNERS ON CASE STUDIES WILL RESULT IN CARELESS ERRORS.”
They’re always finding ways to cut corners. I won’t cut corners just to save money. I put quality first.
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MEANING:BACK TO THE BEGINNING
-Back to the very first stage of something; returned to an initial starting point
-Fig. back to the beginning. (As with a board game.)
- back to the starting point, with no progress made.
back at square one
HOW TO USE IT:IF WE LOSE A FUNDING FOR MORE RESEARCH, IT´LL BE BACK TO SQUARE ONE
Negotiations have broken down, and it’s back to square one. We lost our appeal of the lower court decision, so back to square one.
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-The last possible moment or opportunity. Can be hyphenated if used as a modifier before a noun
-The latest possible time
-the moment when it is almost, but not quite, too late to do something, avoid something,
the eleventh hour
I was shocked that they reached an eleventh-hour decision after weeks of squabbling.
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MEANING: TO GET STARTED
-To set something, often a process, in motion; to begin
-Also, keep the ball rolling. Start an undertaking; also, keep an undertaking from flagging.
- begin/continue an activity, discussion
get the ball rolling
HOW TO USE IT: “IT’S TIME TO GET THE BALL ROLLING ON THE 2018 FORECAST.”
I will start the ball rolling by introducing the first speaker.
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MEANING: LOW PRIORITY
When you put something on a back burner, you make it a low priority. In other words, you’ve decided that the task or activity on a back burner isn’t immediately important.
put things on the back burner
HOW TO USE IT: “PUT THAT REPORT ON THE BACK BURNER AND FOCUS ON NEW BUSINESS.”
MEANING: SOMETHING IS NOT COMPLICATED TO UNDERSTAND
It´s not a rocket science
HOW TO USE IT: “JUST LOOK UP THE ANSWER ONLINE; IT’S NOT ROCKET SCIENCE.”
MEANING: TO BE FAMILIAR WITH CURRENT INFORMATION
up to speed
HOW TO USE IT: “WE HAVE A NEW TEAM MEMBER STARTING THIS WEEK. CAN
EVERYONE HELP HIM GET UP TO SPEED ON OUR ACCOUNTS?”
MEANING: TO START AGAIN AFTER A PLAN OR IDEA WAS NOT SUCCESSFUL
back to the drawning board
HOW TO USE IT: “THE CLIENT REJECTED OUR ORIGINAL CONCEPT, SO IT’S BACK TO THE
DRAWING BOARD
MEANING: A LONG PERIOD OF TIME
for the long haul
HOW TO USE IT: “THE NEW BUSINESS PITCH WILL BE HARD WORK, BUT WE’RE
IN IT FOR THE LONG HAUL.”
MEANING: TO CONSISTENTLY WORK BEYOND
NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS
burnt the midnight oil
HOW TO USE IT: “OUR MANAGER IS BURNING
THE MIDNIGHT OIL TO MEET EVERY
DEADLINE.”
MEANING: TO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT FROM A NORMAL ROUTINE
change of pace
HOW TO USE IT: “COMPANY OUTINGS ARE A NICE CHANGE OF PACE FROM OUR REGULAR WORK WEEK.
MEANING:
TO HAVE SHARING UNDERSTANDING WITH OTHERS
on the same page
HOW TO USE IT:LET´S GO COMMUNICATE CONSTANTLY SO WE ARE ON THE SAME PAGE
MEANING: TO DO OR SAY SOMETHING RISKY
out on the limb
HOW TO USE IT:SHE WENT OUT ON A LIMB TO DEFEND MY UNCONVENTIONAL STRATEGY
MEANING: TO DO SOMETHING EARLY OR BEFORE THE RIGHT TIME
jump the gun
HOW TO USE IT:NEXT TIME, DO MORE RESEARCH INSTEAD OF JUMPING THE GUN
MEANING: TO QUIT OR ACCEPT FAILURE
throw in the towel
HOW TO USE IT:AFTER RECEIVINGNEGATIVE FEEDBACK SHE WAS READY TO THROW IN THE TOWEL
MEANING: TO FAIL TO ACHIEVE AN INTENDED GOAL
miss the mark
HOW TO USE IT: “PLEASE REDO THE PRESENTATION SINCE YOU
MISSED THE MARK THE FIRST TIME.”
MEANING: TO STAY ALERT
stay on your toes
HOW TO USE IT: THERE WILL BE RANDOM TESTING ON THIS, SO STAY ON YOUR TOES
MEANING: TO RAISE STANDARDS OR EXPECTATIONS
raise the bar
HOW TO USE IT: “THE TEAM MUST RAISE THE BAR IF WE WANT TO WIN A CUSTOMER SERVICE AWARD.
