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This is what self-important people say when they want other people to think that they've got a lot going on.

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Facebook Status Update: sooo many irons in the fire!! thinking only positive thoughts and excited for changes coming my way! :) very happy!

innovative, bold, daring, revolutionary, in contrast to normal corporate thinking

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That powerpoint presentation was really outside the box. Well done, Steve!

the part of the project work your boss does before handing it off to you

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Steve, I took out the low-hanging fruit earlier today so you should be able to knock this RFI response out by EOD. Make sure you think outside the box and ping me when you have the deliverable ready.

Easy to access or obtain

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All right team, I hope that you had a chance to look at the TPS report today and we have a lot to cover... but let's start with the low hanging fruit.

Often used to mark the point of the conversation or document where the speaker or writer is going to attempt to summarize the learnings into a concise, easily understood statement.

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Well John, my experience with Jacoby and Hobins has been extremely valuable to me. I've been able to work along side some brilliant minds and bounce ideas off of very respected people in the field of trading. And although it pains me to have to send you this news by text message, I must get it off my chest. In a nutshell, I think you're a jackass and I quit.

When any sort of decision, usually implying a course of action to be taken immediately, or a henceforth ongoing posturing, or stance on policy, is made at the moment that decision needs to be made, and not a minute, or even a second earlier.

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Joe the Biz. Dev. Guy:
Hey William, are we going to be able to show the clients ANY creative in the meeting? We have a deadline for 2:30PM today, and it is already 12:15PM, and we really need to nail down if we're going with "phosphorous" or "chartreuse" for their website's background!

William the Creative Director Guy:
As important as the issue of phosphorous vs. chartreuse is, we haven't made up our minds collectively yet in the creative team on this account... It's going to have to be a game time decision I'm afraid.

To gain some learnings in order to leverage them later on

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We're going to launch the campaign in 476 markets nationwide so we can get smart about where our brand footprint is the strongest. From there we'll roll out our guerrilla tactics and take it viral.

a set of generally accepted principles consisting of the correct way of doing something

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George, we need to provide a set of best practices for "creating buzz in the marketplace." I was thinking we could site the exploding roosters in Times Square example. Can you think of any other best of breed tactics? Pls LMK by EOD.

Something that necessitates that many people contribute to the outcome

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Guys, we've got 24 hours to prepare the executive summary for this initiative. We're going to need all hands on deck if we expect to get it done. Call your wives, girlfriends, or both, and tell them you won't be home tonight.

To attempt to or to get someone or some company involved in a business process

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I've engaged Tom Behongson already regarding the overall strategy, but I also wanted to touch base with your team as well to see if the necessary level of interest is there to really run this thing up the flagpole.