- Start/get the ball rolling. Meaning: to take the first step to begin a process.
- Example:
- This February, we’ll start the ball rolling on the new project.
- Example:
- Line of work. Meaning: job field; type of work.
- Example:
- The construction worker said that injuries were common in his line of work.
- Example:
- Talk shop. Meaning: to talk about work-related things.
- Example:
- Next outing day, let’s not talk shop and have a lot of fun instead!
- Example:
- Call the shots. Meaning: to make the decisions.
- Example:
- Tina needs to call the shots because her boss is away.
- Example:
- Be in the red. Meaning: at a deficit; running at a loss; losing money.
- Example:
- The store has been in the red since the end of last year.
- Example:
- Red tape. Meaning: bureaucracy; formal rules that usually make something hard to do.
- Example:
- Jessica’s working permit was held up for 2 months because of red tape.
- Example:
- Slack off. Meaning: to work unproductively and lazily.
- Example:
- Because the boss is on holiday, everyone at the office slacks off.
- Example:
Compiled and written for @EnglishTips4U on Wednesday, 20 January, 2016
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^MD
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