GAFA Engineer's English Vocabulary List: Page 8

roll over

• I wasn't able to complete all the tasks on my to-do list today, so I'll have to roll them over to tomorrow.
• The team encountered a resource shortage, resulting in the need to roll over several critical tasks to the upcoming quarter.

clutter

• Her living room was filled with so much clutter that it was difficult to find a place to sit.
• The website design was cluttered with excessive banners, pop-ups, and ads, which made it difficult to navigate.

blood on the streets

• The fierce competition between rival companies has intensified, resulting in fierce price wars and metaphorical blood on the streets.
• The economic crisis led to layoffs, bankruptcies, and metaphorical blood on the streets as businesses struggled to survive.

proliferation

• The proliferation of social media platforms has revolutionized the way people communicate and share information.
• Concerns about the proliferation of nuclear weapons have prompted international efforts to prevent their spread.

FTR

• FTR, I want to clarify that I had no involvement in the decision-making process.
• I want to provide, FTR, my side of the story to ensure accurate documentation.

LOE

• Before assigning resources to the project, we need to assess the LOE for each task to ensure proper resource allocation.
• The project sponsor requested a breakdown of the LOE for each milestone to understand the effort needed at different stages of the project.

get roped into 

• She got roped into participating in the school play despite her lack of interest in acting.
• He got roped into helping his neighbor move furniture even though he had other plans for the day.

be up for

• Are you up for going to the movies tonight?
• He's always up for a challenge.

snap out of

• You need to snap out of your daydreaming and focus on your work.
• After receiving some encouraging news, he snapped out of his negative mindset and regained his motivation.

cut it close

• She cut it close with the deadline, submitting her project only minutes before it was due.
• The team cut it close with the project delivery, wrapping up the final tasks in the final hours before the deadline.