Action (vb.), actioned, actioning: 1. Taking action. 2. Taking no action at all; ignoring completely; delegating by email in order to avoid; idling; going to the pub; taking the day off; skiving; buying an extra jacket and hanging it over your chair so that people think you are in the office; blocking; obstructing; making niggardly changes to a draft so that it has to be done again. (see Goal-oriented; -driven; Outcomes, negative, positive; Outputs)
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Act, getting our ______ together: 1. Being competent. 2. We are not competent and we’re about to be found out. (see Ducks in a row, get our)
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Across the board, right: 1. Everywhere. 2. Sweeping implementation that will give everyone an unexpected surprise; complete closure of company; meltdown; Armageddon; comprehensively wrong everywhere; not everywhere actually, just at head office in Aldershot. (see Niche, carve out a, market ______; Pan-global, -European; Swinging cuts)
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Acid test: 1. A rigorous test of authenticity, from the testing of gold with nitric acid. 2. Nasty moment when it becomes apparent that it’s simply not going to work; time to retire hastily to the pub to lick wounds and have a re-think; conclusive proof that it’s a shambles; irrefutable evidence of incompetence. (see Blue touch paper, light the; Proof of concept)
Achilles heel: 1. Back of the ankle (anatomical). 2. Fatal flaw suddenly exposed through fundamental incompetence, especially of those who lied on their CV. (see CV)