Comments on: Lean into (something) https://plainenglish.com/expressions/lean-into/ Upgrade your English Thu, 21 Nov 2024 05:11:26 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 By: Jeff https://plainenglish.com/expressions/lean-into/#comment-14918 Thu, 14 Mar 2024 02:27:39 +0000 https://plainenglish.com/?post_type=expressions&p=19424#comment-14918 In reply to Huy.

Great use of “lean in.” You should decide if you want to talk in the third person (“the company”) or the second person (“we”). Right now, it’s a little confusing…I’m not sure if you consider yourself part of the company or not. You can say: “If we want to grow our market share next year, we need to lean into our strengths like advertising and our YouTube channel.” Or, “If the company wants to grow its market share in the next year, it needs to lean into its strengths like advertising and its YouTube channel.” See how those are different?

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By: Huy https://plainenglish.com/expressions/lean-into/#comment-14903 Wed, 13 Mar 2024 09:51:47 +0000 https://plainenglish.com/?post_type=expressions&p=19424#comment-14903 If the company wants to grow its market in the next year, we need to lean into its strengths, like: advertisement and YouTube channel.

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By: Jeff https://plainenglish.com/expressions/lean-into/#comment-5828 Tue, 26 Dec 2023 15:11:39 +0000 https://plainenglish.com/?post_type=expressions&p=19424#comment-5828 In reply to aygen.

Fantastic example of “lean in.” We don’t typically use the word “take” with “training.” It would be more common to say, “He took a long and detailed technical course for that position.” Also, “position” is like a job with a specific company. I assume the course or training has general skills, so it might be better to say, “…training for that career.”

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By: aygen https://plainenglish.com/expressions/lean-into/#comment-5818 Sun, 24 Dec 2023 17:23:02 +0000 https://plainenglish.com/?post_type=expressions&p=19424#comment-5818 My cousin is ready to lean into his career as a web project developer. He took a long and detailed technical training for that position.

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By: Jeff https://plainenglish.com/expressions/lean-into/#comment-5443 Thu, 16 Nov 2023 15:32:00 +0000 https://plainenglish.com/?post_type=expressions&p=19424#comment-5443 In reply to Claudio.

This is a good time to use a gerund, an -ing form that turns a verb into a noun. So you can say, “There is a big difference between having a dream and reaching it.” In the second sentence, you would not use “his” unless you’re already talking about a specific person. To keep it general, you can say, “Usually, it’s necessary to lean into a dream for a long time before achieving success.”

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By: Claudio https://plainenglish.com/expressions/lean-into/#comment-5435 Tue, 14 Nov 2023 18:27:22 +0000 https://plainenglish.com/?post_type=expressions&p=19424#comment-5435 There is a big distance between to have a dream and to reach them. Usually, it is necessary to lean into his dream for a long time.

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By: Jeff https://plainenglish.com/expressions/lean-into/#comment-5415 Fri, 10 Nov 2023 16:30:39 +0000 https://plainenglish.com/?post_type=expressions&p=19424#comment-5415 In reply to Aline.

Perfect!

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By: Aline https://plainenglish.com/expressions/lean-into/#comment-5410 Fri, 10 Nov 2023 00:31:13 +0000 https://plainenglish.com/?post_type=expressions&p=19424#comment-5410 If John really wants to achieve fluency in French in the next year, he needs to lean into the new language. He should see French movies, listen to podcasts and music from France, and even explore its fantastic cuisine.

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