Button down corporate culture?
A button-down corporate culture refers to the business environment of a company that is highly organized, serious and competitive.
Middle ground?
By taking or playing the middle ground, you're trying to seek an agreement rather than a prolonged conflict.
Father Time is undefeated
When they say “Father Time is undefeated”, what does it mean?
Looking the other way?
To look the other way is to refuse to look at a problem directly and tackle it head on.
Hard yards?
When they say so-and-so's “hard yards go unrewarded”, what does it mean?
Off base?
When they criticize someone for “making some totally off base remark”, what does it mean?
Mount Rushmore?
LeBron James says that he will eventually be on the NBA’s Mount Rushmore, what does it mean?
Sticking your neck out
“I like mine a lot, but I wouldn't stick my neck out and say the other one is inferior”, what does it mean?
Out of the woods?
Does the stock market upswing mean we are out of the woods? What woods?
Just a bad apple?
A few bad ones in an organization will make the whole group look bad or rotten.
Touch base?
To touch base is to make contact after a hiatus to see if everything is OK.
Thrown under the bus?
"Under the bus" is a metaphor here, meaning a terrible thing will happen.
Return to the hot desk?
Hot desk, you see, means he's sharing a desk with colleagues at work.
Best foot forward
They’re telling you to prepare yourself the best you can and make the best initial impression you can.
In "lockstep"?
Please explain this sentence, particularly "lockstep": Through two matches, Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal are in "lockstep".