Example
“A ship-and-pivot cycle turns the office into a pressure cooker.”
Dictionary details
Related idioms
Expressions connected by reviewed component words or topic tags.
rat race
Informal · CEFR B1
the exhausting, competitive struggle to keep up at work and get ahead
burn the candle at both ends
Neutral · CEFR B2
to work so hard and long that you exhaust yourself
call it a day
Informal · CEFR B1
To decide to stop working on something for now.
do the job
Informal · CEFR B1
to be good enough to achieve the desired result
have your hands full
Neutral · CEFR B1
To be very busy or fully occupied with responsibilities.
hit the ground running
Neutral · CEFR B1
to start a new job or project with immediate energy and effectiveness, without needing a slow start
Source methodology
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