01.

开始...
Get the ball rolling

• Let's get the ball rolling on this project.开始这个项目吧。
• The sooner we get the ball rolling, the sooner we can go home.我们开始得越早，就可以更快回家。
  

02.
走捷径
Cut corners

• Take your time on this report. Don't cut corners.[color=rgb(74, 75, 76)&quot]这份报告可以慢慢写，不要敷衍了事。
• [color=rgb(74, 75, 76)&quot]Would you buy a house knowing that the builders cut corners?[color=rgb(74, 75, 76)&quot]如果知道建筑商偷工减料，你还会买房子吗?
  

03.跟上进度，了解最新情况

Up to speed

• We have a new finance employee. Can everyone help him get up to speed on our accounts ?

  我们新来了一位财务部门的员工，大家能帮他尽快了解一下我们的账户吗?

• Now that you're back from holiday, I'll bring you up to speed on what's been happening.既然你已经度假回来了，我就告诉你最新的进展。
  

04.搁置...
On the back burner

• Put everything you're doing on the back burner, we have new targets to meet.

  把你正在做的事都搁一搁，我们有新目标要完成。

• My report is on the back burner for now, I have other tasks I need to complete first.我的报告现在被搁置了，我有其他的任务要先完成。
  

05.重新开始
Back to the drawing board

• Our new advertisement didn't reach our new target audience, we have to go back to the drawing board.我们的新广告没有达到新的目标受众，必须从头开始。
• Our plan failed, so let's go back to the drawing board.

  我们的计划失败了，从头再来吧。

  
  

06.熬夜（加班）
Burn the midnight oil

• I need a holiday. I've been burning the midnight oil for over a month.

  我需要休假。我已熬夜加班一个多月了。

• I know it's been tough, but can you burn the midnight oil for just one more week ?我知道这很难，但是你能不能再多熬夜加班一个星期?
  

07.离职，认输
Throw in the towel

• After getting lots of negative feedback, she was ready to throw in the towel.在得到很多负面反馈后，她准备认输了。
• I've had enough of this job. I'm throwing in the towel. 我受够了这份工作，我不干了。
  

08.没达到目标
Miss the mark

• The report, although very detailed, missed the mark.这份报告虽然很详细，却没有切中要害。
• Please redo the presentation as you missed the mark the first time.请重新做一次演示，因为你第一次没有说到点上。
  

09.提高标准
Raise the bar

• The team must raise the bar if we want to win a customer service award.

  如果我们想赢得最佳顾客服务奖，团队必须提高标准。

  
  

• They really raised the bar. I'm afraid the old way of doing things is no longer good enough.

  他们确实提高了标准。我担心之前的处理方式已经行不通了。