22. run it up the flagpole 指的是將新的做法新的政策提出來執行看看大家有什麼反應 整句是 run it up the flagpole and see if anybody salutes it
21. in the run-up to 在之前的這段時間裡 eg. in the run-up to the announcement 在公布消息之前....
20. you can't discover new lands without the courage to lose sight of the shore 有失才有得
19. to jump down one's throat for doing his/her job 指自己因為對方在盡其職責時做出的事感到氣憤並進而對其指責
