Phrasal verbs and phrases for effective meetings

"walk somebody through" means:

• to explain to someone how to do something using gestures

• to slowly and carefully explain to someone how to do something

• briefly explain to someone how to do something

• wander somewhere

I ... these old photos recently.

• came across

• walked across

• came through

• came off

The phrase "Let's call it a day!" means ...

• Let's stop at this issue.

• Let's discuss it.

• Let's do it.

• Let's finish it.

That was the question we wanted to know, so my colleagues and I decided to ... into the data.

• take a deep jump

• take a rough start

• take a deep dive

"Be aware of information" is the closest to ...

• be encouraged

• be in the loop

• hold back on

A method of judging a situation or condition that is not exact but is based on experience is often called ...

• the rule of thumb

• the corning stone

• the milestone

• follow-up

"I should probably give you a little heads-up" means ...

• I need to keep you updated.

• I must start a serious discussion.

• I need to talk briefly about something.

• I need to show you my dissatisfaction.

"I give my "thumbs up" to do that" means ...

• I'm unhappy with an idea or situation.

• I'm happy with an idea or situation.

• I'm not certain about the idea or situation.

"To scale up" means ...

• reduce

• increase

• follow

If you shed light on something you ...

• try to work out situation or idea

• switch on the light

• help to explain a situation