Common Business Idioms

— briefly contact someone   ----  Example: I need to touch base with our sales manager about the status of the sales report.

— currently being planned, worked on or produced   ----  Example: We’re very busy at the moment. We have several large projects in the works.

— to start or cause to start happening successfully    ----   Example: We’re trying to get the new project off the ground before the next quarter.

— working with someone; employed by someone     ----   Example: We plan to bring 2 new developers on board next month.

— the process of learning about something so you are comfortable with it     ----    Example: Mary is still learning the ropes in her new position as Project Manager.

— to complete the first step towards achieving an opportunity     ----    Example: John has been trying to get his foot in the door at Google for over a year now as a Software Engineer.

— to agree on sth; to have the same views on sth     ----    Example: The Marketing Department never sees eye to eye with the Sales Department about potential deadlines.

— to be updated; to not be behind; to have all the current information     ----    Example: Jennifer was on holiday last week, so we need to get her up to speed on the status of the project.

— to have a difficult situation or task to accomplish     ----    Example: We still have a lot of work to do, so we have our work cut out for us to get this app launched by Friday's deadline.