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“The company fired the CEO for not doing things by the book.”

to do something by law or rule

“He’s in the office 24/7 due to his heavy workload.”

24 hours a day, seven days a week

“It’s a long shot, but maybe we can convince our boss to take Fridays off.”

a low likelihood of something happening

“I can’t think of any ideas off the top of my head; I’ll have to do more research.”

to know immediately

“We handed off the assets so the ball’s in your court now.”

to have the responsibility or to take action

“New employees usually have a learning curve.”

the rate of gaining experience or new skills, a lot of new information to learn

“I have a lot on my plate since my supervisor quit last week.”

to have a lot of responsibilities

“Always read the fine print before signing a contract.”

details of a contract that are usually overlooked

“Don’t expect a promotion if you’re constantly slacking off.”

To work lazily

“It may be a good idea, but the bottom line is that it’s not profitable.”

The most important part

“The company merger is confidential, so we’re going to keep some employees in the dark.”

To be uninformed

“My boss and I don’t always see eye to eye on reporting techniques.”

To agree

“The employees made small talk about their weekends while waiting outside the board room.”

A discussion about everyday topics

“Knowing someone who works at the job you want can help you get your foot in the door"

to enter an organization or industry

“My coworker is in hot water after sending a rude email.”

To be in trouble

“The team is finally working well together. A new hire may rock the boat.”

To disturb a situation

“Stop talking about irrelevant things and cut to the chase.”

To get to the point without wasting time

“That’s what I was thinking — you hit the nail on the head.”

To find exactly the right answer

“If we lose our funding for more research, it’ll be back to square one.”

Back to the beginning

“The team must raise the bar if we want to win a customer service award.”

To raise standards or expectations

“There will be random testing on this, so stay on your toes.”

To stay alert

“Please redo the presentation since you missed the mark the first time.”

To fail to achieve an intended goal

“After receiving negative feedback, she was ready to throw in the towel.”

To quit or accept failure

“Next time, do more research instead of jumping the gun.”

To do something early or before the right time

“She went out on a limb to defend my different plan

To do or say something risky

“Let’s all communicate constantly so we are on the same page.”

To have a shared understanding with others

“Stop looking at past examples and think outside the box.”

To go beyond a normal idea, think of something different or creative

“Company outings are a nice change of pace from our regular work week.”

To do something different from a normal routine

“The new business pitch will be hard work, but we’re in it for the long haul.”

A long period of time

“The client rejected our original concept, so it’s back to the drawing board.”

To start again after a plan or idea was not successful

“Put that report on the back burner and focus on new business.”

Low priority, not as important

“We have a new team member starting this week. Can everyone help him get up to speed?"

To be familiar with current information, to understand what is going on

“It’s time to get the ball rolling on the project."

To get started

“Just look up the answer online; it’s not rocket science.”

Something is not complicated to understand

"Cutting corners on your project will cause careless errors"

To do something the easiest or quickest way