Communication
Challenges & Pressure
Project Management
Career & Personal
Strategy
100

"In a nutshell"

A summary, to summarize

100

"Burnout" "Burned out"

Extreme exhaustion from work stress. 


100

"Get the ball rolling"

Get started on something, to begin a project.
100

"Get your feet wet"

To become comfortable with something.

100

"Game Plan"

A plan or a strategy for success
200

"On the same page"

To have the same understanding or agreement.

200

"My hands are tied"

To be unable to do anything because of rules or a lack of authority.

200

"Get it off the ground."

To start a project or business

200

"learn the ropes"

Learn how a company or boss does something, to learn the rules.

200

"Go the extra mile"

To do more than what is expected of you.

300

"Touch Base"

To quickly meet or make contact.

300

"In hot water"

In trouble.

300

"Put it on the back burner."

To deal with something later, to delay something.

300

"Get your foot in the door"

To take a beginner job or to start a career.

300

"Cut corners"

To do something the easiest, or cheapest way, sometimes making the quality worse.

400

"Cut to the chase"

Get to the point without wasting time.

400

"Between a rock and a hard place"

Having no good options.

400

"Ballpark figure"

An estimation of a number, like an amount of money or number of days.

400

"Climb the latter"

To move up at your company, to get promoted.

400

"Raise the bar"

To increase the expectation or standard. 

500

"Elephant in the room"

A big, obvious issue that no one wants to discuss.

500

"Keep your nose to the grindstone."

To work hard and consistently
500

"To Sunset (something)"

End a project or phase. "I sunset the product from last fall"

500

"A dead-end job"

A job or position without any opportunities to advance. 

500

"Ahead of the curve"

To know more or have an advantage over others.