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
CEFR B2to try many ideas quickly, keeping only the ones that work
carrot and stick
CEFR B2a strategy that uses both incentives and penalties to steer behavior
ship it
CEFR B1to release the product or feature now, as an imperative; to ship
move the needle
CEFR B2to have a significant, measurable effect on a key metric or outcome
growth hacking
CEFR C1using creative, low-cost, data-driven experiments to grow a user base rapidly
everything but the kitchen sink
CEFR B1an excessive collection of things; nearly everything imaginable, included without restraint
Source methodology
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