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English word |
English Definition |
English Example sentence |
| 1 |
to get a promotion ~ |
to get more responsibilities and a salary increase. |
I got a promotion thanks to my good sales results. |
| 2 |
to go to ~ |
(a promotion) to be given to someone |
The promotion went to Sam. |
| 3 |
to get passed over for a promotion |
Not to get a promotion. |
Despite my hard work, I got passed over for a promotion. |
| 4 |
to move into management |
to be promoted manager |
I moved into management after undertaking a MBA course. |
| 5 |
to have friends in high places |
To have powerful friends. |
I got that job because I have friends in high places. |
| 6 |
to set one’s sights on ~ |
to aim for a certain position |
I started out as a janitor, but I decided to set my sights on
becoming CEO. |
| 7 |
to climb the corporate ladder |
to advance through the various levels of hierarchy in a
corporation |
He climbed the corporate ladder quickly, becoming a supervisor,
then assistant manager, then manager. |
| 8 |
to be indispensable |
to be very important |
If you are a busy CEO, having a co-CEO is indispensable. |
| 9 |
to be modest |
to be humble, to make your achievements seem smaller than they
are |
He won many karate competitions, but he didn't tell anybody; he
was very modest. |
| 10 |
to be ambitious |
to be very concerned about advancing your position in life |
He was not ambitious, so he continued working as a mechanic his
whole life. |
| 11 |
to burn the midnight oil |
to work late into the night |
In order to finish the project before the deadline we had to
burn the midnight oil. |
| 12 |
to put in long hours |
to spend many hours continuously at your job |
I put in long hours during the week, sometimes working from 8am
until 10pm. |
| 13 |
to sit on the sidelines |
to observe a process happening without interfering |
I sat on the sidelines as my co-workers competed for the
management position that had opened up. |
| 14 |
to keep track of ~ |
to keep a record of something |
I am responsible for keeping track of all of our customers'
names and contact information. |
| 15 |
to stay put |
to not move, to stay where you are |
My co-worker asked to be transferred to the Tokyo office, but I
just wanted to stay put. |
| 16 |
to be vying for a position |
to be competing for or hoping to get a new, better
position |
When the co-CEO stepped down, many people were vying for his
position. |
| 17 |
a go-to person |
a person who you consult when you have a problem or
difficulty |
His immediate superior was his go-to person in case he ran into
any trouble. |
| 18 |
to work hard |
to do your job well by using a lot of physical effort |
He worked hard, digging five holes in the course of five
hours. |
| 19 |
to work smart |
to do your job well by using labor-saving devices or more
efficient systems |
He worked smart, using spreadsheet software to solve many of
his accounting problems. |
| 20 |
hard skills |
skills that relate to using machinery and manipulating physical
things |
I have many hard skills, one of which is my ability to type
rapidly. |
| 21 |
soft skills |
skills that relate to maintaining and deepening personal
relationships |
He didn't have any soft skills, so the office environment was
really unpleasant and there was constant conflict. |