touch and go - uncertain

touch and go

• [危険な / どうなるか分からない / 不安定な]状態
• uncertain

Examples

• The doctor says that it's touch-and-go whether the patient will be okay after the surgery.
• Brexit deal still looks touch and go.

luster - 輝き、栄光

luster

• 輝き、栄光
• the brightness of a smooth or shiny surface; the quality of being attractive or special

Examples

• How Apple’s iPhone lost its luster?
• Huawei’s rumoured military credentials gain no luster from its retreat.

eye-opening - （目を覚ますような）驚くべき

eye-opening

• 目を見張るような、（目を覚ますような）驚くべき
• surprising, and teaching you new facts about life, people, etc.

Examples

• The film "XXX" is an eye-opening look into the lives of factory workers.
• The report is very accurate and very eye-opening.
• The survey exposed eye-opening pay differences between men and women in Japan.

on a par with - ～と同等/同様、～と肩を並べている

(be) on a par with

• ～と同等/同様である、～と肩を並べている［優劣をつけられない］
• = on a level with

Examples

• It would be wrong to view his exit on a par with the others. It is far more serious.
• Wells Fargo’s valuation, while no longer at a premium, is on par with other big American banks and some early signs of growth are visible.

wheel and deal - 策を弄する、駆け引きをする

wheel and deal

• 策を弄（ろう）する、駆け引きをする
• to try to make a profit or get an advantage using clever or complicated methods and often deceiving people or breaking the usual rules

Examples

• He spends his time wheeling and dealing on the stock exchange.
• We had to wheel and deal, but we finally convinced customer to purchase the licence at the high price.

Ignorance is bliss - 無知は至福 / 知らぬが仏

Ignorance is bliss

• 無知は至福 / 知らぬが仏
• Saying) said to emphasize that sometimes it is better for you if you do not know all the facts about a situation

Examples

• Ignorance is bliss.

Link

• Ignorance is bliss（知らぬが仏）

disciplinary action - 懲戒処分

disciplinary action

• 懲戒処分
• a method for dealing with a worker who causes problems or does not obey company rules, for example, by removing them from their job

Examples

• Notice of disciplinary action - 懲戒処分についての公示
• Departments will take disciplinary action against employees who clearly break the rules.
• Based on the Article 10 (3) of the Terms and Condition of Employment (就業規則), the company will take disciplinary action.

work to the bone - 身を粉にして働く

work oneself to the bone = work one's fingers to the bone

• 身を粉にして働く、一生懸命働く
• to work extremely hard, especially for a long time

Examples

• She worked her fingers to the bone to feed her children.
• We don’t expect staff to work their fingers to the bone, but we do expect hard work from everyone.

down to earth - 現実的に、地道に、堅実に

down to earth

• 現実的に、堅実に
• If you are down to earth, you are very realistic and practical.
• down-to-earthで形容詞としてもつかわれる。現実的な、地道な
• <=> with one's head in the clouds : 夢想的に、非現実的に

Examples

• He is blunt, outspoken, practical and down to earth.
• The leadership has to deal with more down-to-earth concerns.
• I was living with my head in the clouds.

grit : 根性、ガッツ

grit (n.)

• 根性、気概、ガッツ
• courage; nerve

Examples

• It takes a lot of grit to do something like that.
• Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance - Book by Angela Duckworth

grit (v.)

• 歯を食いしばる
• = grit one's teeth

Examples

• I would grit my teeth and support it.

Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance (English Edition)