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★ carve a niche for oneself
释义 （在职场）稳占一席之地 make a special position for oneself
例句 After graduating, I practiced medicine for a number of years in London. I managed to carve a niche for myself as a specialist in dermatology.
★ land a new job
释义 找到新工作 get a new (and usually a good) job
例句 After graduating, I did the usual things of putting together my CV and applying for jobs. Luckily, I landed a fantastic new job at a tourism company.
★ move up the ladder
释义 升职 be promoted; climb (up) the corporate ladder
例句 I was put on a fast-track scheme and was moving up the ladder fast.
★ office politics
释义 办公室政治 the activities, attitudes, or behaviours that are used to get or keep power or an advantage within a business or company
例句 I like my new company coz I can play clean office politics now.
★ dedicate oneself to the job
释义 敬业 devote oneself to the job
例句 At present I don’t think I’m able to dedicate myself to any other job rather than this one. In fact, to me it’s the experiences and opportunities I can gain that really matter.
★ bring home the bacon
释义 养家糊口 bring home money, earn money for the family; be the breadwinner of the family
例句 Nowadays more and more women are finding their own ways to bring home the bacon and becoming the breadwinner of the family.
★ find one’s feet
释义 适应新环境，站稳脚跟 begin to be confident or successful; start to be comfortable in a new situation
例句 After moving from teaching to industry, it took her a long time to find her feet in a very different job and learn the ropes (=learn how to do new things).
★ play one’s cards right
释义 合理利用自身优势 act adeptly and with good judgment; make the best and most effective use of the resources at one’s disposal
例句 The bosses have been impressed with your work so far. If you keep playing your cards right, you’ll be up for a promotion.
★ come down on someone like a ton of bricks
释义 严厉批评，狠狠惩罚 to criticize or punish someone very hard
例句 Mr. Hamilton is an old school boss. If he doesn’t like your work, he’ll come down on you like a ton of bricks.
★ a bump in the road
释义 一道难关 a problem that delays a process or prevents it from developing
例句 The project hit a bump in the road when Tom suddenly resigned, but I know we’ll be fine – we just need to redistribute his assignment and keep going.