Definitions by VAKI5

climb the corporate ladder 

To move up in the hierarchy of a corporation.

A 'ladder' is a device with steps used to 'climb' (or move) up and down, so the 'corporate ladder' is the series of steps people go through as they gain more power in a corporation and 'rise to the top' - from file clerk up to president.

You have to work very hard if you want to climb the corporate ladder.

climb the corporate ladder by VAKI5 May 14, 2005

get up on the wrong side of the bed 

To be in a bad mood; to be grumpy or unpleasant for no apparent reason.

The phrase refers to someone being in a bad mood from the moment they wake up.

1) Stephan, you sure are irritable today - did you get up on the wrong side of the bed this morning?

2) I feel awful. I must have gotten up on the wrong side of the bed this morning. On second thought, maybe it was all that champagne I drank last night!

get up on the wrong side of the bed by VAKI5 May 14, 2005

asap 

As soon as possible; immediately; right away; implies a sense of urgency.

1) I need this done asap!

2) Send the supplies asap! The natives are starving.

asap by VAKI5 May 10, 2005

pronto 

immediately, right away, hurry up

I need this done, pronto!

pronto by VAKI5 May 10, 2005

average Joe 

Someone who is just like everyone else; a normal person.

'Average' means 'in the middle' or 'not extreme', and 'Joe' is a common male name. So 'average Joe' refers to a man who is not extremely different from everyone else.

1) Mickey is your average Joe - he likes football, hates opera, and thinks it's a crime to do any work on weekends.

average Joe by VAKI5 May 10, 2005

airhead 

Someone who isn't very smart; a stupid person.

If your head is filled with air instead of brains, you probably can't think very well.

1) Susan and Jim are such airheads -- they love sports but they are failing all of their classes at school!

2) I wouldn't ask Alaine for the answer -- she's an airhead!

airhead by VAKI5 May 10, 2005

anyone's guess 

To be of a questionable nature; something uncertain.

1) Exactly how someone as disorganized and ill-tempered as Joe got the job is anyone's guess.

anyone's guess by VAKI5 May 10, 2005