English expression
Back on track
Meaning
Making the intended progress again after a problem or interruption.
In a sentence
The replacement equipment has put our project back on track.
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English expression
At your fingertips
Meaning
Easy for you to find, reach or use, especially information.
In a sentence
With the indexed guide, the key definitions are at your fingertips.
English expression
At a crossroads
Meaning
At a stage when you must make an important decision about your future direction.
In a sentence
After finishing her diploma, Sana felt she was at a crossroads in her career.
English expression
All in a day’s work
Meaning
An ordinary part of someone’s job, even if it seems difficult, unpleasant or unusual.
In a sentence
Solving last-minute sound problems is all in a day’s work for the venue technician.
English expression
Ahead of the curve
Meaning
More advanced or quicker to understand and respond to developments than others.
In a sentence
The library was ahead of the curve when it began offering online research workshops.
English expression
Against the clock
Meaning
Working quickly to finish something before a deadline or time limit.
In a sentence
We worked against the clock to print the programmes before the doors opened.
English expression
Add fuel to the fire
Meaning
To make an argument or an already bad situation worse.
In a sentence
Posting another angry message will only add fuel to the fire.
English expression
A storm in a teacup
Meaning
A lot of unnecessary anger or worry about something relatively unimportant.
In a sentence
The argument about the colour of the badges was a storm in a teacup.
English expression
A long shot
Meaning
An attempt or possibility that has only a small chance of success.
In a sentence
It is a long shot, but the library may still have a spare copy.
English expression
A drop in the ocean
Meaning
An amount that is very small compared with what is needed.
In a sentence
Ten extra chairs are a drop in the ocean when we need two hundred.
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