Vocabulary

English Vocabulary#1

Posted on January 17, 2023 (Last modified on March 18, 2023) 2 min read  • 247 words
English Vocabulary#1

I’d like to study English regularly to increase my vocabulary as I have more and more opportunities to give presentations and discussions in English.

actionable

= applicable, practical

as of yet

until now or a particular time in the past.

at the end of the day

結局のところ、一日の終わりという意味ではない場合があるので注意。

back to the drawing board

Cambridge Dictionary

To start it again from the begining.

be ahead of the curve

Cambridge Dictionary

to be one of the first to change to a new idea or way of doing something that later becomes generally popular

call it a day

To decide to stop something or some activities.

cut corners

Cambridge Dictionary

To pay less attention to quality.

cut to the chase

cut to the chase

  • I want to cut to the chase…/ Let’s cut to the chase

drill down

drill down

Many websites have some form of hyperlink navigation as you drill down.

keep me in the loop

To ask to tell me up-to-date infomation.

e.g.) Thank you for keeping me in the loop.

reach out (to someone)

reach out (to someone)

to try to communicate with a person or a group of people, usually in order to help or involve them

streamline

streamline

to improve the effectiveness of an organization such as a business or government.

Leading organizations use software to streamline their workflow.

touch base with ~

touch base

To talk to someone breifly in order to keep someone up-to-date.

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I like coffee and butterflies.