Vocabulary 2020-05-29

„to learn the ropes“

Meaning:

To learn the basics of how something is done

Example:

You‘ll be fine once you learn the ropes

„in a nutshell“

Meaning:

In summary, or in as few words as possible

Example:

In a nutshell, the meeting was about Cloudera

„the big picture“

Meaning:

The overall view, or the situation as a whole

Example:

If you look at the big picture, the meeting went quite well

„to go back to the drawing board“

Meaning:

To start over, or go back to the first stage of a project

Example:

The boss hates it. We have to go back to the drawing board