I've got my eye on a motorcycle目をつける、目が留まる

have one's eye on [thing/person] ： [　]に目をつける、目が留まる

Paul:I can't wait until I get my end of year bonus.

Kaori:Is there something you're thinking of buying?

Paul:　I've got my eye on a motorcycle.

Kaori:That sounds great

Paul:How about you? Have you got anything picked out?

Kaori:I'm saving up for a big vacation to France next year.

get on board 「受け入れる、引き入れる」

Junko:I really need you to get on board with the Smith project. We need your contributions

Sharon:OK. I'll do my best.


“get motivated”　「やる気になる」
“get behind ～”　「～を支持する」

stuck in traffic ： 渋滞に巻き込まれる

as slow as molasses ： ひどく遅い
Hold your horses! ： ちょっと待って！焦るなよ！
stuck in traffic ： 渋滞に巻き込まれる


Sarah:Come on! Hurry up! Uh... You're as slow as molasses!

Darren:Hold your horses! I'm almost done!

Sarah:But everyone's going to be there already.

Darren:Just calm down. We'll be fashionably late.

Sarah:For a dinner party!?

Darren:Five minutes. Don't worry – we'll just call Mike and tell him we got stuck in traffic. I'm sure we won't be the only people running late.

get around to [task] ： [ ]する余裕を見つける

fly by ： あっという間に過ぎる
get around to [task] ： [　]する余裕を見つける

Kathy:Wow, this year really flew by. There were so many things I wanted to do that I never got around to.

Henry:Like what?

Kathy:I was going to learn to paint, and I wanted to get better at the guitar.

Henry:I was going to give up smoking...

Kathy:Oh well, maybe next year.

go easy on (someone) 「優しくする、大目に見る」

go easy on (someone)　「優しくする、大目に見る」

Rebecca:So do you think we can get the new guy to take over all of Tom's responsibilities?

Steve:Let's go easy on him at first and see what he's capable of.


“take it easy on (someone)”　「お手柔らかに」
“give (someone) a break”　「余裕を与える」

in black and white 「書面にて」

in black and white 　「書面にて」

Wendy: I'm really sorry... I didn't know we weren't allowed to wear sneakers to work.
Martin: Well, it's right here in black and white in the dress code.


“in writing”　「文書で」
“as clear as day”　「明らかに」

pressed for time 「時間が迫っている」

pressed for time 　「時間が迫っている」

Mike:Can I talk to you for a second?
Lisa:I'm a bit pressed for time right now, is it OK if we talk later?

back on track 「軌道に乗る」

back on track 　「軌道に乗る」

Keiko:How's the switchover to the new system going?
Mark:We had to stop because the new software was causing problems with the server, but we should be back on track soon.


“back on schedule”　「もとのスケジュールに戻る」
“good to go”　「予定通りに進む」

take a nosedive 「暴落する」

take a nosedive　「暴落する」

Cindy:Did you see the latest numbers for Xtecx's stock?
Bob:Yeah, I'm glad I sold it before it took a nosedive!

“collapse”　「破綻、暴落」
“plunge”　「急落」

brownie points 「機嫌を取る」

brownie points　「機嫌を取る」

Amy:Do you think I should give my boss a birthday present?
Roberto:I guess, if you're looking to score a few brownie points.


earn someone's favor”「ひいきをしてもらう」
“in someone's good graces”「気に入られる」