On the ball - attentive, knowledgeable, and quick to take action
💬 Znający się na rzeczy, obeznany, czujny
Examples:
Your new assistant is on the ball. She got back to me really quick with the information I requested.
I can't believe Will got that report done so quickly - he's really on the ball.
Out of stock - not currently available (to purchase or use) due to having no supply left
💬 Wyprzedany, niedostępny
Examples:
Sorry sir, that brand is currently out of stock. We should be getting some more on Monday.
If we don't order the spare parts today, we may be out of stock by next week.
Over the top - beyond a certain limit, threshold, goal, or quota
💬 Poza próg (np. opłacalności, zysku itp.)
Examples:
We were thinking about ordering the new software but adding all the functionalities pushed us over the top.
Mrs. Patterson's generous donation has put us over the top to reach our $1 million goal!
Pick up the slack - to do an extra amount of work that someone else is unable or unwilling to do
💬 Wykonywać pracę za kogoś innego
Examples:
Alex always works late. He has to pick up the slack of his lazy co-workers.
The fourth member of our team has been totally unreliable so the rest of us have had to pick up the slack.
Put the cart before the horse - do things out of the proper order
💬 Robić coś nie po kolei/w niewłaściwym porządku
Examples:
Trying to find an investor without having a business plan is putting the cart before the horse.
He put the cart before the horse by starting many projects before improving the project management strategy.
Put all (one's) eggs in one basket - invest, devote, or commit all of one's energy or resources into a single venture
💬 Stawiać wszystko na jedną kartę
Examples:
She has put all her eggs in one basket with this merger deal. If it doesn't work out, I doubt her company can survive.
I applied for several jobs so I wasn't putting all my eggs in one basket.
Quick off the mark - very quick to react or take action
💬 Szybko reagować
Examples:
You have to be quick off the mark if you're going to be an emergency room doctor.
If you aren't as quick off the mark with sales as your competitors, you're business is going to suffer this year.
Raise the bar - set higher standards or expectations
💬 Podwyższyć standard/oczekiwania
Examples:
Businesses have increasingly been raising the bar for entry-level employees.
Just as I was getting accustomed to my job, the manager raised the bar and I had to perform even better.
Red tape - official rules and processes that seem excessive and unnecessary; bureaucracy
💬 Biurokracja
Examples:
Our lawyer was able to cut through red tape and get us an answer from the courthouse.
There's so much red tape involved in opening up a restaurant that we decided to ditch the plan altogether.
Rocket science - A pursuit, activity or endeavour that requires extraordinary skill or intelligence, mostly used in the negative to imply the opposite.
💬 Coś bardzo skomplikowanego, wielka filozofia
Examples:
Look, all you need to do is reformat the hard drive on your computer. It isn't rocket science!
I thought it would be simple enough to fix the car's engine on my own but this turned out to be like rocket science to me!