开始行动

pip sb to the post───把某人推到岗位上

spin the plate───旋转盘子

step into the breach───驰援；挺身而出；充当临时代理人；填补空缺；递补防卫

dressed up to the nines───打扮得漂漂亮亮的

cut to the chase───开门见山；提到关键问题；转入（或切入）正题

new to the game───游戏新手

spin the plates───旋转盘子

step on the gas───踩油门；加速

up to the ears───深陷于；沉溺

Either way, you must step up to the plate quickly and determine your possible solutions so you can make the most sensible choice.───无论哪一种情况，你必须马上采取措施，决定可能的解决方案。

With a testing year ahead, world leaders must step up to the plate.───考验之年当前，世界领导人们必须行动起来。

'Someone has to get the Eurolanders to step up to the plate, and everyone has to move forward together,' he said.───他说，必须有人让这些欧洲人开始采取行动，所有人必须共同前进。

Put bluntly, governments have to step up to the plate, as [U. S. President Franklin] Roosevelt did in the Great Depression.───他写道，“坦率地说，政府必须出面，像美国总统富兰克林·罗斯福在大萧条时期那样做。”

i ' m trying to adjust to major league batters , " ogawa said . " i have to step up to the plate and be on the same level .───井川庆说：我尝试调整去面对大联盟打者。我得踏上垒包并且调整到那个水准。

If political leaders don't step up to the plate to fight the growth slowdown, Europe's debt crisis could worsen over the next year.───如果政治领导人不开始着手抵挡增长的放缓，未来一年欧洲的债务危机可能会加剧。

Mary needs to step up to the plate and decide which proposal will best serve the interests of the company.───玛莉必须要负起责任，决定哪一个提案最能增进公司利益。

Things are going smoothest when I just step up to the plate and handle the issue, even if it makes me uncomfortable.───当我勇往直前去面对这些事时，即使会让我很不舒服，事情也都会非常顺利的进行下去。

Mary needs to step up to the plate and decide which proposal will best serve the interest of the company.───玛丽需要承担起责任并决定哪个建议最符合公司的利益。