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تعابير العمل والمهنة الاصطلاحية

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تعلّم تعابير اصطلاحية مثل hit the ground running وmove the goalposts وcall the shots وthe glass ceiling لوصف الحياة العملية بدقة.

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اختر التعبير الاصطلاحي أو العبارة التي تكمل كل جملة.

Tomás ___ when he joined: within a week he was leading the client meetings himself.
- a) hit the ground running
- b) touched base
- c) called it a day
- d) passed the buck
The sales team is frustrated because every time it meets a target, management raises it. They keep ___.
- a) pulling their weight
- b) moving the goalposts
- c) going the extra mile
- d) getting a foot in the door
If you are burning the candle at both ends, you are ...
- a) saving money by working from home
- b) doing too much and not resting enough
- c) pretending to be busier than you are
- d) working slowly to avoid mistakes
I'll ___ with you on Thursday to see how the draft is coming on.
- a) cut corners
- b) jump ship
- c) pass the buck
- d) touch base
Getting a foot in the door means ...
- a) leaving a job suddenly
- b) gaining a first opportunity to enter a profession
- c) being promoted unexpectedly
- d) interrupting a meeting
Having agreed to lead a fourth project, she realised she had ___.
- a) bitten off more than she could chew
- b) pulled her weight
- c) called the shots
- d) got a foot in the door
Although she had excellent qualifications, she came up against a ___ that stopped women from reaching the top roles.
- a) glass ceiling
- b) red tape
- c) paper trail
- d) blank cheque
Newcomers are expected to ___ and share the workload fairly.
- a) move the goalposts
- b) burn their bridges
- c) pull their weight
- d) call the shots

اكتب الكلمة الناقصة لإكمال كل تعبير اصطلاحي. استخدم كل كلمة مرة واحدة: candle, deep, door, goalposts, ground, mile, plate, shots.

The new manager hit the ___ running and had fixed the rota by Friday.
It isn't fair to move the ___ after the project has already started.
Mina always goes the extra ___ for her clients, often staying late to help them.
I can't take on anything else; I already have far too much on my ___.
He has been burning the ___ at both ends, working nights to finish his thesis.
A short internship was her first chance to get a foot in the ___.
On her first day she was thrown in at the ___ end and asked to chair a meeting.
The founder still likes to call the ___ on every major hiring decision.

a) hit the ground runningتعني Hit the ground running «البدء بالعمل بفاعلية فورًا».
b) moving the goalpostsتعني Moving the goalposts «تغيير الأهداف بشكل غير عادل بعد أن يبدأ الناس العمل لتحقيقها».
b) doing too much and not resting enoughتعني Burning the candle at both ends «إنهاك النفس بالعمل لساعات طويلة وقلة الراحة».
d) touch baseتعني Touch base «التواصل باختصار لمشاركة الأخبار أو الاطمئنان على سير العمل».
b) gaining a first opportunity to enter a professionتعني Getting a foot in the door «الحصول على تلك الفرصة الأولى، مثل تدريب عملي، لدخول مجال ما».
a) bitten off more than she could chewتعني Bite off more than you can chew «قبول عمل أكثر مما تستطيع إنجازه».
a) glass ceilingالـ glass ceiling حاجز غير مرئي يمنع ترقية بعض الفئات.
c) pull their weightتعني Pull your weight «القيام بنصيبك العادل من العمل».

groundالتعبير الاصطلاحي هو hit the ground running.
goalposts / goal postsتعني Move the goalposts «تغيير الأهداف بشكل غير عادل».
mileتعني Go the extra mile «بذل جهد أكبر من المتوقع».
plateتعني Have a lot on your plate «أن تكون لديك مهام كثيرة يجب التعامل معها».
candleتعني Burn the candle at both ends «إنهاك النفس بفرط العمل».
doorتعني Get a foot in the door «الحصول على أول فرصة لدخول مجال ما».
deepتعني Be thrown in at the deep end «أن تُكلَّف بمهمة صعبة مع قليل من التحضير».
shotsتعني Call the shots «اتخاذ القرارات المهمة».