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Idiom di tempat kerja dan karier

Workplace and career idioms

Pelajari idiom seperti hit the ground running, move the goalposts, call the shots, dan the glass ceiling untuk menggambarkan dunia kerja dengan lebih bernuansa.

Tempat kerja berbahasa Inggris penuh dengan idiom, dari obrolan santai di koridor sampai bahasa dalam evaluasi kinerja dan wawancara. Memahaminya membantumu mengerti maksud sebenarnya rekan kerja, dan memakai beberapa idiom dengan tepat membuat bahasa Inggrismu terdengar santai dan alami. Karena idiom bersifat tetap, biasanya kamu tidak bisa mengganti kata-katanya, meskipun tense kata kerjanya boleh berubah.

hit the ground runningidiom
memulai pekerjaan atau proyek baru dan langsung bekerja dengan efektifWithin a week, Tomás had hit the ground running and was leading client meetings.
move the goalpostsidiom
mengubah aturan atau target secara tidak adil saat seseorang sedang berusaha memenuhinyaEvery time we reach the target, management moves the goalposts.
go the extra mileidiom
berusaha lebih dari yang diharapkan darimuMina always goes the extra mile for her clients.
touch baseidiom
menghubungi seseorang secara singkat untuk berbagi kabar atau memeriksa perkembanganI'll touch base with you on Thursday to see how the draft is coming on.
have a lot on your plateidiom
punya banyak tugas atau tanggung jawab yang harus ditanganiI can't take on anything else; I already have far too much on my plate.
burn the candle at both endsidiom
menguras tenaga sendiri karena bekerja sangat keras dan kurang istirahatHe has been burning the candle at both ends, writing at night after a full day at work.
get a foot in the dooridiom
mendapat kesempatan pertama untuk masuk ke suatu profesi atau organisasiA short internship was her chance to get a foot in the door.
pull your weightidiom
mengerjakan bagian pekerjaanmu secara adilNew team members are expected to pull their weight from the start.
bite off more than you can chewidiom
menerima lebih banyak pekerjaan daripada yang sanggup kamu tanganiBy agreeing to lead a fourth project, she had bitten off more than she could chew.
be thrown in at the deep endidiom
diberi tugas sulit dengan persiapan atau dukungan yang minimOn her first day she was thrown in at the deep end and asked to chair a meeting.
glass ceilingkata benda
penghalang tak terlihat yang menghentikan kelompok tertentu mencapai posisi teratasMany talented women hit a glass ceiling before reaching the board.
call the shotsidiom
menjadi orang yang membuat keputusan pentingThe founder still likes to call the shots on every major hiring decision.

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Pilih opsi terbaik

Pilih idiom atau frasa yang melengkapi setiap kalimat.

  1. Tomás _____ when he joined: within a week he was leading the client meetings himself.

  2. The sales team is frustrated because every time it meets a target, management raises it. They keep _____.

  3. If you are burning the candle at both ends, you are ...

  4. I'll _____ with you on Thursday to see how the draft is coming on.

  5. Getting a foot in the door means ...

  6. Having agreed to lead a fourth project, she realised she had _____.

  7. Although she had excellent qualifications, she came up against a _____ that stopped women from reaching the top roles.

  8. Newcomers are expected to _____ and share the workload fairly.

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Lengkapi idiom

Ketik kata yang hilang untuk melengkapi setiap idiom. Pakai setiap kata satu kali: candle, deep, door, goalposts, ground, mile, plate, shots.

  1. The new manager hit the running and had fixed the rota by Friday.

  2. It isn't fair to move the after the project has already started.

  3. Mina always goes the extra for her clients, often staying late to help them.

  4. I can't take on anything else; I already have far too much on my .

  5. He has been burning the at both ends, working nights to finish his thesis.

  6. A short internship was her first chance to get a foot in the .

  7. On her first day she was thrown in at the end and asked to chair a meeting.

  8. The founder still likes to call the on every major hiring decision.

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