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Entries in meetings (4)

Tuesday
Feb012011

“I just wanted to make sure we're all on the same page.”

On the same page

You're leading a project at work. You called a meeting of some of the people involved on the project, and now you're starting the meeting. You say:

I just wanted to make sure we're all on the same page.

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Tuesday
Mar162010

“Just a heads up - we're going to have to meet soon.”

Memorize

You were in a meeting at work where you heard about a change in your work schedule. You're talking to an employee who wasn't at the meeting. You want to talk to her about the schedule change, but you're not ready to discuss it yet. You say to her:

Just a heads up - we're going to have to meet soon to discuss a change in the schedule.

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Tuesday
Mar162010

“They did just a phenomenal job on this event.”

In a meeting for the entire staff, the Marketing Director is complimenting how well her employees put together an event & she is extremely pleased. She says:

They did just a phenomenal job on this event.

just a (adjective)(something) / (be) just (adjective)

When used in this way, "just" means "very" or "completely". It can be used with positive or negative adjectives:

That meal was just delicious.

This was just a horrible, horrible idea!

When you're using "just" in this way, don't stress the word "just". Stress the adjective that follows it:

They did just a phenomenal job.

do a good job on (something)

This means to do something, like an assignment or task, well.  You explain what the task was using "on___"

You can use other positive adjectives instead of "good":

They did a great job.

She's doing a fantastic job.

We're doing a pretty good job on this.

Sunday
Mar072010

“We should sit down and go through the details later this week.”

You are working on a project at work. You've spoken with your co-workers briefly about your plans, but you haven't discussed the details yet. You want to suggest that you discuss the details later:

We should sit down and go through the details later this week.

sit down and (and do something)

This means to focus on something that takes careful thought, and do it slowly and seriously. You can use this expression to talk about work:

I need to sit down and go through all my emails.

It can also be used for important conversations with people:

I want to sit down and talk with you this afternoon.

go through (something)

To "go through" things means to search through them and examine them, one by one. This can be used for physical objects:

I went through my closet and my drawers but I couldn't find my red sweater anywhere.

It can also be used for thoughts, items on a list, or steps in a process:

Our team went through each of the possible choices, and we finally decided on this one