Meetings 2 - Idioms

Question 1

Cut to the chase, e.g., I know you have a busy schedule this morning, so I’ll cut to the chase.

Answer 1

Get to the point

Question 2

To get (someone) up to speed, e g., We are looking at some ways to restructure your current debt. I’ll get you up to speed on our thinking.

Answer 2

To inform someone of the latest information

Question 3

Low-hanging fruit, e.g., Getting a software to automate our invoice process is low-hanging fruit to improve our time management.

Answer 3

The easiest reward to aim for

Question 4

Grey area, e.g., Exploiting grey areas in accountancy is what we call ‘creative accounting’.

Answer 4

A situation that isn’t well-defined or clear

Question 5

Long shot, e.g., Landing a VP role at Goldman Sachs seems like a long shot, but it’s worth a try.

Answer 5

Something that has a very small chance of happening or succeeding.

Question 6

The lion’s share, e.g., I’ve done the lion’s share of the equity analysis. So I’ll be able to file the report by morning.

Answer 6

The largest part of something.

Question 7

Up in the air, e.g., The budget preparation is going well, but there are a few things up in the air.

Answer 7

Undecided; unresolved