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hit the ground running, move the goalposts, call the shots, the glass ceiling 같은 관용구를 익혀 직장 생활을 미묘한 뉘앙스로 표현합니다.

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각 문장을 완성하는 관용구나 표현을 고르세요.

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

각 관용구를 완성하는 빠진 단어를 입력하세요. 각 단어는 한 번씩만 사용하세요: 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 running은 곧바로 효과적으로 일하기 시작한다는 뜻입니다.
b) moving the goalpostsMoving the goalposts는 사람들이 목표를 향해 일하기 시작한 뒤에 목표를 부당하게 바꾼다는 뜻입니다.
b) doing too much and not resting enoughBurning the candle at both ends는 오래 일하고 휴식은 너무 적게 취해 몸을 혹사한다는 뜻입니다.
d) touch baseTouch base는 소식을 나누거나 진행 상황을 확인하기 위해 잠깐 연락한다는 뜻입니다.
b) gaining a first opportunity to enter a professionGetting a foot in the door는 인턴십처럼 어떤 분야에 들어갈 첫 기회를 얻는다는 뜻입니다.
a) bitten off more than she could chewBite off more than you can chew는 감당할 수 있는 것보다 더 많은 일을 맡는다는 뜻입니다.
a) glass ceilingA glass ceiling은 일부 집단이 승진하지 못하게 막는 보이지 않는 장벽입니다.
c) pull their weightPull your weight는 자기 몫의 일을 공정하게 한다는 뜻입니다.