Business phrases: Let’s make a start!

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

1. make a start – Let’s make a start on the report before lunch.
2. get the ball rolling – I’ll send the first email to get the ball rolling.
3. kick off – The meeting will kick off at 10 a.m.
4. cut to the chase – Let’s cut to the chase and discuss the main problem.
5. action point – One action point from the meeting is to prepare the budget.
6. on track – The project is on track and should be finished on time.
7. off-piste – The discussion went a bit off-piste during the meeting.
8. go back to the drawing board – The plan didn’t work, so we need to go back to the drawing board.
9. hammer home – The manager tried to hammer home the importance of teamwork.
10. keep in the loop – Please keep me in the loop about any changes.
11. get up to speed – She read the documents to get up to speed quickly.
12. bottom line – The bottom line is that we need more time to finish the project.