Wednesday, December 5, 2018

reckon


establish by calculation.


"his debts were reckoned at £300,000"


be of the opinion.

"he reckons that the army should pull out entirely"

inundate

Flood, overwhelm

e.g
The islands are the first one to be inundated to rising sea level

up-sell

Persuade customer to buy something expensive

e.g
How to upsell without turning-off customer

Thursday, October 25, 2018

and What not

and other similar things

E.g

The store sells nails, screws, hammers and what not.

Has anyone ever seen such a selfish daughter? Gorging herself on eggs, milk and what not while others in the house don't even get two square meals?

Wednesday, October 24, 2018

Bump up

increase  or move to a higher position

Can we bump up the app percentage roll out to 100 percent ?

the likes of someone/something

Someone or something that is as equal as or as important as the person or thing being mentioned.

ex.
You may end-up picking up the work , likes of redesign 

Friday, October 12, 2018

contention

Heated disagreement.

e.g

we have some contention with apps team

Thursday, September 6, 2018

Monday, July 23, 2018

Dodgy

unreliable, low quality

ex
My internet connection is lil dodgy

run around like headless chicken

To be busy doing more than one thing at a time , but in a disorganised manner

On the loose

someone on the loose has escaped

example:
Few people on the loose


Friday, June 29, 2018

Like a headless chicken

with great haste and in careless and senseless manner

e.g
Instead of running around like headless chicken , make a list of things you need to finish and then work on them in that order

Monday, June 25, 2018

Expedite

Make an action or process happen more quicker or be accomplished more quickly

ex:
Can you advise how we get expedite this change ?

Catch someone off guard

To surprise someone by doing or saying something unexpected

Ex:
You just caught me off guard

Thursday, June 14, 2018

Get one's finger in the air

go with the crowd,go with the flow

A person "putting his finger in the air" is unlikely to come up with original, individual ideas or solutions. And decisions are made unscientifically, without backing evidence.

Monday, May 21, 2018

Run through

1. To explain or read something quickly

Ex:
1. I will run through the notes
2. Do you want me to run through the details with you ?


Sunday, April 15, 2018

Get the hang of

Learn the proper of way doing something or acquire knack of doing something

Example:
I finally got the hang of this computer program

there there

something you say to comfort someone, especially a child:

example

there there don't cry

Thursday, March 29, 2018

on top of something

in control of situation and aware of changes

The stock market has been unpredictable and you really have to stay on top of things 

Keep on top of

To stay well informed on status of someone or something


Although I would like to keep on top of my emails, sometimes I am just not able to find enough time for it

Thursday, March 8, 2018

Brolly

Umbrella

Bring in strong brolly , the place is very much windy

Busker

Street performer

Example:
Two buskers entertained everybody on the street

Flea market

a street market selling second-hand goods.


its also called as swap meet

Wednesday, March 7, 2018

up to speed

 - functioning at desired rate
Example:
He did everything he could to bring his workers up to speed, but couldn't. Can we get this production line up to speed?

 - fully informed or up-to-date
Example:
I guess I should bring you up to speed on what's been happening since I came to see you yesterday.

Tuesday, March 6, 2018

Out of the blue

Its an idiom and it means something that happens unexpectedly without any warning or preparation.

example

 -  He arrived out of the blue
 -  It was totally out of the blue

Saturday, March 3, 2018

Skelp

To slap someone

Example:
If you don't stop misbehaving wee man,then you are getting skelped