1. Just give me a moment/minute/sec.

Could you wait a moment please?

  1. Could/can you hold please?

  2. Have/take a seat, please.

  3. On a side note 另一方面

  4. A blessing in disguise 因祸得福

  5. Not a cloud in the sky 万里无云；万事大吉

  6. Rise and shine! 快起床！

  7. A sight for sore eyes 乐于看到的人，喜闻乐见的事

  8. In/with hindsight 事后看来

  9. Tip-top 顶呱呱

  10. State of the art 最先进，最顶尖

  11. Top-drawer 顶级，一流

  12. A devil of a job 大费周折，费劲的事

  13. Bring to the table 提供建议，带来价值

  14. Close of play 下班时；比赛结束

  15. Off the cuff 未加思索，即兴

  16. Helicopter view 概述

  17. Deep dive 深入探讨，仔细分析

  18. Call the shots 做主

  19. Back to the drawing board 从头再来

  20. On the back burner 暂时搁置

  21. Get a move on 赶紧的，快点

  22. In dribs and drabs 三三两两，零零碎碎

  23. Slow burner 逐渐有趣，缓步成功

  24. Slowly but surely 稳扎稳打

  25. More haste, less speed 欲速则不达

  26. No sooner said than done 说干就干

  27. By leaps and bounds 突飞猛进

  28. Before the ink is dry 协议好的事很快生变；尘埃未定

  29. Be in a class of one’s own 无与伦比，出类拔萃