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Idiom di tempat kerja dan karier

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

Pilih opsi terbaik

Pilih idiom atau frasa yang melengkapi setiap kalimat.

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

Lengkapi idiom

Ketik kata yang hilang untuk melengkapi setiap idiom. Pakai setiap kata satu kali: 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.

Kunci jawaban

Pilih opsi terbaik

a) hit the ground runningHit the ground running berarti langsung bekerja dengan efektif.
b) moving the goalpostsMoving the goalposts berarti mengubah target secara tidak adil setelah orang mulai berusaha mencapainya.
b) doing too much and not resting enoughBurning the candle at both ends berarti menguras tenaga sendiri karena bekerja berjam-jam dan kurang istirahat.
d) touch baseTouch base berarti menghubungi secara singkat untuk berbagi kabar atau memeriksa perkembangan.
b) gaining a first opportunity to enter a professionGetting a foot in the door berarti mendapat kesempatan pertama, seperti magang, untuk masuk ke suatu bidang.
a) bitten off more than she could chewBite off more than you can chew berarti menerima lebih banyak pekerjaan daripada yang sanggup kamu tangani.
a) glass ceilingA glass ceiling adalah penghalang tak terlihat yang menghentikan kelompok tertentu untuk naik jabatan.
c) pull their weightPull your weight berarti mengerjakan bagian pekerjaanmu secara adil.

Lengkapi idiom

groundIdiomnya adalah hit the ground running.
goalposts / goal postsMove the goalposts berarti mengubah target secara tidak adil.
mileGo the extra mile berarti berusaha lebih dari yang diharapkan.
plateHave a lot on your plate berarti punya banyak tugas yang harus ditangani.
candleBurn the candle at both ends berarti menguras tenaga sendiri karena bekerja berlebihan.
doorGet a foot in the door berarti mendapat kesempatan pertama untuk masuk ke suatu bidang.
deepBe thrown in at the deep end berarti diberi tugas sulit dengan persiapan yang minim.
shotsCall the shots berarti membuat keputusan penting.