Advanced Metaphors and Euphemisms Warning: non-native speakers this list is for you to widen your understanding. Do not use these phrases too much or you will sound silly! Ok people, lets get all our ducks in a row I think we need to hit
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Advanced Metaphors and Euphemisms Warning: non-native speakers – this list is for you to widen your understanding. Do not use these phrases too much or you will sound silly!
Ok people, let’s get all our ducks in a row
I think we need to hit the ground running, and make sure we are all singing off the same hymn sheet. At the end of the day it is not a level playing field and the goal posts may move; if they do we will have to re-set our own goals. If I jump ship for a bigger leave the project,
One of you may have to pick up the ball and run with it;
Or as the Yanks would say: step up to the plate and take a darn good swing.<br>
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We need a golfbag of options and be hot to trot from the word go. It is your train set, so I won’t interfere but you mustn’t leave this one on the back-burner. We’ve got a lot of irons in the fire right now, and we need to keep our eye on the ball.<br>
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We will need to unstick a few pooh traps. It all depends on the flash to bang time and the fudge factor allowed. Some tasks may end up slipping to the right, if they do we will need to run a tight ship and ensure they don’t screw up the whole Gant chart. Otherwise everything will go down the tubes. I don’t want to re-invent the wheel, but e may need to get down into the weeds with this one.<br>
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As the Yanks would say, normally at our pay grade we would only worry about the moose poop, but we may have mess with the ant shit as well. If push really comes to shove, we may have draw stumps, and then we’ll be in a whole new ball game. We won’t hit home runs by plying game of four quarters.<br>
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So, lets test the water with a few warmers in the bank. If we find ourselves knee-deep in a nest of alligators, we’ll rejig the benchmarking. I don’t want us going down for the second let alone for the third time, so if it gets too busy we’ll tackle the sharks nearest the boat first, head for shore and re-group.<br>
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If we are cooking on gas, we’ll produce the goods, - on time, on budget. If not, we’ll be in a world of hurt. I won’t die in a ditch over this but I don’t want the high-ups getting twitchy. Rocking their boat will just make them start throwing their toys out of the cot. They’ll start chasing their tails and running around like a bull in a china shop. Decisions ‘ll get made on the hoof and as you know, shit rolls downhill.<br>
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Then the project will end up in a flat spin with no bang seat and no ‘chute. Some of the bosses might start tunnelling fast to get out of Dodge before the fertilizer hits the rotary device.<br>
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So, I want you to get round the bazaars and touch base with the stakeholders. The movers and shakers are obviously key, but don’t forget the little guy who might have a proverbial spanner to throw in the works downstream. He can cause more angst than all the big cheeses rolled into one. Get everyone on side from day one.<br>
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If you hit me with your shopping list, I’ll whip it into the head honcho and get the ball rolling. There is light at the end of the tunnel. I think I have banged on long enough here for you to get the drift. I’ve been on send long enough.<br>
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I’m not going to teach granny to suck eggs but keep the main aim firmly in your sights. Everything else is supporting cast but don’t let anything fall between the cracks. At times it may seem like we’re pushing fog uphill with a sharp stick. You’ve all been round the block a few times, and I know you know your stuff so I know we’’ll crack this one.<br>
