Example
“The product showed a hockey stick after the enterprise launch.”
Dictionary details
Related idioms
Expressions connected by reviewed component words or topic tags.
throw it at the wall and see what sticks
Informal · CEFR B2
to try many ideas quickly, keeping only the ones that work
carrot and stick
Neutral · CEFR B2
a strategy that uses both incentives and penalties to steer behavior
ship it
Informal · CEFR B1
to release the product or feature now, as an imperative; to ship
move the needle
Neutral · CEFR B2
to have a significant, measurable effect on a key metric or outcome
growth hacking
Informal · CEFR C1
using creative, low-cost, data-driven experiments to grow a user base rapidly
everything but the kitchen sink
Informal · CEFR B1
an excessive collection of things; nearly everything imaginable, included without restraint
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