What was said? “If we get the funding too late, we’ll be behind the eight ball.”
Did someone really say that? Yes, when talking about the risks on a project if we get started later than planned!
What does it mean? It basically means to be put in a tight spot, at a disadvantage.
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What was said? “Talking to each of them is like the tale of two tapes.”
Did someone really say that? Yes, on a work call when asking for the status of a project from a manager where two of his direct reports were co-managing it.
What does it mean? In the context above – the individual was alluding to two people who had different stories / takes on what was going on. It is usually intended when comparing things.
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What was said? “That slide is very ‘inside baseball’ and i’m not sure we’ll present it.”
Did someone really say that? Yes, when reviewing a client presentation and seeing what slides we could cut/move to the appendix.
What does it mean? It basically means we are showing too much detail, that we are “in the weeds” (another idiom!).
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