Task Idioms
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Meaning: start a new job, project, or task at full speed from day one, with energy and results instead of a slow warm-up
Example: Sarah walked into her new office on Monday and hit the ground running, closing two deals before anyone had even learned her name. Read more ➺
Meaning: First experience of a difficult or challenging situation, often under pressure.
Example: Her first week as a surgeon was a real baptism of fire in the emergency room. Read more ➺
Meaning: Indicates being fully prepared to begin an activity or journey without delay.
Example: After checking our gear and packing up the truck, we were ready to roll by sunrise. Read more ➺
Meaning: give responsibility for something important to another person.
Example: After a successful decade as CEO, he chose to pass the baton and retire. Read more ➺
Meaning: execute a task.
Example: The American scientist wanted to carry out several experiments before announcing the sending of humans to Mars. Read more ➺
in for a penny, in for a pound
Meaning: to complete a task, no matter what it may need.
Example: In for a penny, in for a pound, we need to stay up all night and get the report done since we cannot turn it in half-finished. Read more ➺
Meaning: to explain that a task is easier to talk about than perform.
Example: It's easier said than done when it comes to convincing people that something is true. Read more ➺
Meaning: something that can be easily accomplished.
Example: I thought the course was going to be difficult, but it ended up being a cakewalk. Read more ➺
Meaning: to do a share of a task.
Example: When people can "do their bit", they are helping support a larger cause. Read more ➺
Meaning: putting a lot of effort to get a task done.
Example: He has put in nothing but blood, sweat, and tears into this company. Read more ➺
