off the top of my head 「すぐに思い出す、パッと思いつく」

Sarah:Hey Don, do you remember the name of the hotel where you stayed in Bali?

Don: Not off the top of my head, but I can email it to you later.


“off hand”　「今すぐに」
“by heart”　「暗記する」

out of hand 「手に負えなくて」

Josh:I wish Tony would clean his desk. The mess is really getting out of hand.

Kristen:Yeah, I know!


“uncontrollable”　　「取り扱いにくい」
“out of control”　「手がつけられない」

on the same page 「同じ考えを持つ」

Bob:So the guys over at FLM want to schedule a meeting with us, just to make sure we're on the same page.

Rebecca:Sure. Let's try to fit something in next week.

“thinking the same thing”　「同じことを考えている」
“in agreement”　「同意のもとで」

still on： 予定通り

holdup ： 妨害
on and off： 断続的
still on： 予定通り
show ： 到着する、現れる

Haley:Where's Kenny?

Dave:He said he'd be late.

Haley:What's the holdup?

Dave:His girlfriend. They broke up again.

Haley:Haven't they been going out forever?

Dave:Yeah, on and off since high school.

Dave:Anyway, he said he'd call if he couldn't make it, so I assume we're still on. Haley:Okay, but maybe we should see if there's a later show or something.

Dave:Ok, I'll check the schedule out. You stay here in case he shows.


Yuko:Are we still on for Friday?
Roger: Hmm, maybe. I'll have to see when I can leave work. I'll let you know tonight.
Yuko:金曜日は予定通りだよね？
Roger:うーん、おそらく。いつごろ会社を出られるかによるかな。今夜伝えるよ。

cold call 「勧誘電話」

Lily:Did you hear that Chuck transferred to the sales team?
Carl:Really? That sounds pretty tough – having to make cold calls all day.


try to get business over the phone”　「電話で仕事を取る」
“make a sales pitch on the phone”　「電話で売り込みをする

play it by ear 「即興で行う」

Bob:Are you going to write a script beforehand?

Remy:No, that's OK. I'm just going to play it by ear.



“make it up as you go along”　「その時はうまくやる」
“wing it”　「即興でやる（演じる）」

getting on my nerves ～にいらつく、～がしゃくにさわる

get on one's nerves ： ～にいらつく、～がしゃくにさわる
have a big head ： 自己中だ、天狗になる
be hard on [person] ： [ ]にキツい、厳しい
be happy for [person] ： [ ]に対して喜んであげる


Mark:Steve is really getting on my nerves these days.

Lisa:Really? Why?

Mark:He's had a big head since his article was published in that magazine.

Lisa:He seems fine to me. I think you're being too hard on him.

Mark:Hmm, maybe you're right. It was a good article.

Lisa:It was! I think we should be happy for him.

have been meaning to [do something] ： ずっと[ ]しようと思っている

make up with (someone) ： と仲直りする
have been meaning to [do something] ： ずっと[ ]しようと思っている
put off (something) / put (something) off ： （ ）を先送りにする
bite the bullet ： ぐっとこらえて、我慢して、頑張って
work out ： うまくいく


Kenji:Hey, did Steve tell you about the article he had published in a magazine?

Mark:No. I haven't really seen Steve lately.

Kenji:Are you two still not talking to each other? I thought you guys would have made up by now.

Mark:Well... I've been meaning to call him, but I keep putting it off.

Kenji:I think you should just bite the bullet and call him. It'll work out fine, you'll see.

Mark:Yeah, you're right. Maybe I'll call him tomorrow.

two sides of the same coin 「同じようなこと（表裏一体）」

Burt:Everyone is complaining that we’re understaffed, plus our deadlines are unrealistic.


Denise:Well, they’re really two sides of the same coin, aren’t they?


“six of one and half a dozen of the other”　「五十歩百歩、似たり寄ったりで」
“the same issue”「同じ問題」

he has a thing for Tiffany.（誰か）を気に入っている、夢中,大好き

walk out on　(someone) ： (誰か)の下を去る、見捨てる
What a dog! ： 本当にひどい！
have a thing for (someone) ： （誰か）を気に入っている、大好き

Jan:Hello?

Terry:Hey Jan it’s Terry. You’ll never guess what happened on Days and Dreams.

Jan:Yeah I just saw it. I can’t believe James walked out on Kat!

Terry:What a dog! Do you know why he left? I only saw the second half.

Jan:Well apparently he has a thing for Tiffany.

Terry:But isn’t she supposed to marry Mitch at the beginning of next season?

Jan:Hm… Maybe they’ll have Mitch and James competing for Kat’s love at the start of next season.

Terry:Sounds exciting. I can hardly wait!