1-100 English Learnings

Lay of the land

I am still getting the lay of the land. 我还在了解整体情况中

Covered an enormous amount of ground

涉及了大量内容、讨论了很多话题、取得了很大进展，或者走过了很长的距离。

Go through the roof

暴涨、飙升、冲破天花板；也可以表示勃然大怒。

Off the charts

高得离谱、爆表、超乎寻常、远超正常水平。

Having said that

话虽如此，话又说回来

You are off base

你搞错了

你的判断不对

你没说到点子上

Turn to

转向，改用，向…求助

Once in a lifetime

千载难逢的

Some other time

改天吧

Go behind one’s back

背后使坏

Out of the gate

一开始、刚开始就、从一开始。

Right out of the gate — 一上来就、刚开始就

- He did a great job right out of the gate.

他一开始就表现得非常出色。

Come out of the gate — 开局、起步

- The company came out of the gate strong.

这家公司开局势头很猛。

- We came out of the gate too slowly.

我们起步太慢了。

Big up

吹捧

Talk down

贬低

Run up

累积（账单、债务、费用）

He ran up a huge credit card bill.

Run up to：跑向某人或某物

In the run-up to + 事件

In the run-up to the election, both candidates held many rallies.

在选举前夕，两位候选人都举行了很多集会。

Newly minted

新晋的、刚刚获得某种身份的、刚出炉的、新产生的。

Out of the loop

指没有参与某件事的信息交流，因此不了解最新进展。

Go down the drain

付之东流，打水漂

及时止损

Cut your losses

Stop the bleeding

Minimize the losses

Spin out of control

迅速失控

The countries economy seems to be spinning out of control.

On my plate

I’ve already got a lot on my plate. 我手头有很多工作.

Time-sensitive

时间紧迫的

In the works

计划中，筹备中

behind the schedule

we are a little bit behind the schedule.

Carve out

成功获得（所要的工作/生活）

Carve out time

挤出时间，腾出时间

On a deadline

正在赶截止时间

She is on a deadline with the marketing report.

Time-block

V. 把日程按时间段划分

I try to time block my mornings for focused work.

Squeeze in

V.挤出时间做某事

I can try to squeeze in a quick call before lunch.

Up against the clock

时间紧迫，赶时间时

We are really up against the clock on this project.

Buy some time

争取时间

we asked for a deadline extension to buy some time.

Backlog

积压的工作或任务

I need to clear out my email backlog.

Cram

V. 临时抱佛脚

I had to cramp up a presentation last night.

Don’t cramp everything into one day.

Ahead of the curve

走在前面，领先趋势

We want to stay ahead of the curve with our planning.

Bounce ideas off someone

与某人交流想法，寻求反馈

I want to bounce some ideas off you before the meeting.

Under the radar

低调的，不引人注意的

He has been working under the radar on the new initiative.

Red tape

官僚作风，繁文缛节

We face a lot of red tapes, trying to launch the product overseas.

Go the extra mile

付出额外的努力

She’s always willing to go the extra mile for her clients.

Back to square one

回到起点，回到原点

Our proposal got rejected so we’re back to square one.

Blue-sky thinking

天马行空的思考，发散性的思考

The brainstorm session encouraged Bluesky thinking.

On the back burner

被搁置，暂时不优先处理

That’s put the idea on the back burner for now.

Throw some ideas at the wall

抛出一些想法(试试看哪些可行)；头脑风暴时随意提出点子

Let’s just throw some ideas at the ball to see what sticks.

Nothingbugger

虚张声势的人/事；被炒作，但没有实质内容的话题和事件；雷声大雨点小

We spent an hour discussing that issue, but honestly, it was a nothingburher.

Moving parts

某个系统或流程中的多个活动部分

通常指复杂项目中需要协调的多个因素、变量，需要高度协调

with so many moving parts it’s essential to stick to the timeline.

Loaded the question

带有暗示或者陷阱的问题

It sounds like a loaded question so I need more contact before answering.

confidence trick

=con 骗局

He finally figured out the whole con.

他终于识破了整个骗局。

Debrief

n./v. 项目或任务完成后的汇报，复盘

Course-correct

调整方向/策略纠正偏离的轨道、计划

If the campaign doesn’t yield the results soon, we will need to course-correct.

In over your head

陷入超出自己能力范围的困境。应付不了了

She is over her head with that client m, someone needs to step in.

Ping someone

发邮件、消息、Slack、teams

I’ll ping you when the deck is ready.

幻灯片好了我给你发消息。

Async

adv./adj. 异步的，非同步进行。不要求即时响应

Let’s handle the updates async. No need for another meeting.

Heads-down

adj. 专注工作中，埋头苦干的状态

Hand off

把任务/责任移交他人

Overworked

过度劳累的；工作负担过重的

Be in line with

符合，一致于计划、目标、标准等

This proposal is in line with our budget constraints.

Step on sb’s toes

侵犯工作权限，工作范围。越界干涉

Have the final say on

有最终的话语权

The luck of the draw

it’s just the luck of the draw. I got assigned the biggest client.

Hang on to something

留着不丢

You should hang on yo that receipt until the warranty ends.

Hang around

闲逛

The kids are hanging around outside the shop after school.

Hang over

That unpaid bill has been hanging over me all month.

Hang together

说的通

Her execute didn’t hang over, so nobody believed it.

Get hang up on

Don’t get hang up on one bad news.

It cuts both ways

有利有弊；双刃剑

Wing it

临场发挥，随机应变

I didn’t prepare much for it so I’ll just wing it.

Click well with somebody

与某人相处的融洽，合得来，一拍即合

I really clicked well with our new manager.

Somebody is on top of something

某人掌控住了；对什么了如指掌；对进度盯的很紧

Don’t worry about the budget, John is on top of it.

Grasp at straws

抓住救命稻草；病急乱投医

Without solid data, we are just grasping straws.

A case of Mondayitis

周一综合症

Tipping point

临界点

Kick

味道很冲，很浓，很强烈，例如很辣

This soup has a kick.

这个汤味很冲

like water off a duck's back

丝毫不起作用，充耳不闻

Take to something like a duck to water

做某事如鱼得水；很自然的会；轻而易举的就会

She took to mothering like a duck to water.

Duck someone

把某人头按进水里

I am so here for it

Approval or agreement for something.

File something under + 类别

把什么归类于…

You have to white-knuckle

你必须咬牙撑过去

White-knuckle 指用力握紧导致指关节发白

Hold up

等一下（略带惊讶）

耽搁延误

经受起考验

举起

抢劫Hold up a bank/store

come down with + 疾病名称

He came down with cold.

A strain of

A strain of a germ, plant, or other organism is a particular type of it. (病菌的) 类型; (植物或其他有机物的) 系, 品系, 品种

You can use strain to refer to a particular quality in someone's character, remarks, or work. 气质; 特性; 风格; 作风

There was a strain of bitterness in his voice.

他的声音听起来有些愤愤不平。

Strains of music

旋律

Strain a muscle

拉伤肌肉

Strain to do

努力费力去做某事

I had to strain to hear.

我不得不使劲去听。