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職場とキャリアの慣用表現

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hit the ground running、move the goalposts、call the shots、the glass ceiling などの慣用表現を学び、職業生活をニュアンス豊かに表現しましょう。

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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

各慣用表現を完成させる欠けている語を入力しましょう。各語は1回ずつ使います：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 runningHit the ground running は、すぐに効果的に働き始めることを意味します。
b) moving the goalpostsMoving the goalposts は、人々が取り組み始めた後に、目標を不公平に変えることを意味します。
b) doing too much and not resting enoughBurning the candle at both ends は、長時間働いて休息が少なすぎ、疲れ果てることを意味します。
d) touch baseTouch base は、ニュースを共有したり進捗を確認したりするために、短く連絡を取ることを意味します。
b) gaining a first opportunity to enter a professionGetting a foot in the door は、ある分野に入るための最初の機会（インターンシップなど）を得ることを意味します。
a) bitten off more than she could chewBite off more than you can chew は、こなせる以上の仕事を引き受けることを意味します。
a) glass ceilingA glass ceiling は、一部のグループが昇進するのを妨げる、目に見えない壁です。
c) pull their weightPull your weight は、自分の分担の仕事をきちんとこなすことを意味します。