一、
1、24/7
- 24/7 :twenty four hours a day, seven days a week
I work 24/7.——meaing i work all the time.
2、ahead of the curve
- Ahead of the curve :遥遥领先you are one step ahead of everyone else
I am ahead of curve in this project.
idioms similar to ‘Ahead of the curve‘
- Ahead of the curve
- Behind the curve
- Throw a curve
- Curve ball
- Ahead of time
- Streets ahead
- Ahead of the pack
- Light years ahead
- Full speed ahead
3、ASAP
ASAP:As soon as possible
4、At stake
At stake:处于危险中if something is at stake ,it means that it is risky.
The project is at stake.
5、Back to square one
Back to square one:从头再来we need to go back to the begining again.
This project didn‘t work out,we are going to have to back to square one.
6、Back to the drawing board
back to the drawing board:idioms similar to ‘back to square one‘
Again,it‘s not working out,so you need to brainstrom thinking of your ideas.
We need to back to the drawing board,and come out of some ideas for this project.
7、Ballpark number
ballpark number:大概的数量a range that is astimate
The ballpark number for your auote is 2000-3000.
8、Big picture
宏观，大局。 THe big picture is the overall side of the project.
We need to not focus so much on these little details,and pay attention to the big picture.
9、Blue collar/White collar
blue collar:蓝领子
blue collar worker.
10、By the book
按常规，依照惯例to follow the rules or the policies.
We have to go by the book on this.
11、Call it a day
收工，今天就到这里了。
Your must be tired. Let‘s call it a day.
12、Catch someone off guard
乘虚而入，让人措手不及。do something that somebody else not expected.
13、cave/cave in
塌落，认输give up
we are going to cave in this market deal,we can‘t do it.
14、change of pace
改变习惯，更换口味
15、cut corners
抄近路，走捷径
16，Diamond in the rough
被埋没了的好东西，
somebody whe has potential but needs work on.
Mybe you hire somebody to work on the project, he was got a lot of potential to be realy good,he just need to be treated in the right way.he is the diamond in the rough.
17,Fifty-fifty
means equal
利弊各半的 ，对半的
18,From the ground up
从头开始，彻底的
19,Get down to business
bring somebody back on to target.
言归正传
20,Get something off the ground
进展顺利
21,Go broke
破产
22，Go the extra mile
多付出代价，加倍努力
23,Go down the drain
白费心机，前功尽弃
24,Go through the roof
价格冲破屋顶，飞涨
25,Grey area
失业严重地区
26,Ground-breaking
独创的，开拓性的
27,Hit the nail on the head
一针见血，说得非常对
28,In a nutshell
简而言之
29,In the red
负债，亏损
30,Keep your eye on the ball
Keey your eye on the target, rember what your target is.
31,Last straw
最后一击
32,Loophole
漏洞
33,Nine-to-five
朝九晚五
34,No brainer
It‘s easy.不用花脑筋的事
35,Round-the-clock
昼夜不停，连续一整天
36,Rock the boat
捣乱，
37，See eye to eye
看法一致
38,Sky‘s the limit
we can do whatever we want to do.我行我素
39,Win-win situation
both parties win,i win and you win
40,Yes man
好好先生
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