make a start → a începe
get the ball rolling → a pune lucrurile în mișcare
kick off → a începe / a da startul
cut to the chase → a trece direct la subiect
action point → punct de acțiune / sarcină de realizat
on track → pe drumul cel bun / în grafic
off-piste → în afara subiectului / pe o direcție greșită
go back to the drawing board → a o lua de la capăt / a regândi planul
hammer home → a sublinia puternic / a accentua clar
keep in the loop → a ține la curent / a ține în buclă (mai rar, mai tehnic)
get up to speed → a se pune la curent / a ajunge la zi cu informațiile
bottom line → concluzia / esența / ideea principală
- make a start – Let’s make a start on the report before lunch.
- get the ball rolling – I’ll send the first email to get the ball rolling.
- kick off – The meeting will kick off at 10 a.m.
- cut to the chase – Let’s cut to the chase and discuss the main problem.
- action point – One action point from the meeting is to prepare the budget.
- on track – The project is on track and should be finished on time.
- off-piste – The discussion went a bit off-piste during the meeting.
- go back to the drawing board – The plan didn’t work, so we need to go back to the drawing board.
- hammer home – The manager tried to hammer home the importance of teamwork.
- keep in the loop – Please keep me in the loop about any changes.
- get up to speed – She read the documents to get up to speed quickly.
- bottom line – The bottom line is that we need more time to finish the project.
