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- ▪ commit completely or more fully to something, especially when faced with difficulty or resistance
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lean in. 1. To bend or incline closer to the interior or central point of something, such as a structure, classroom, group of people, etc. I had to lean in to hear what the professor was saying. We all leaned in to look at the specimen in the tank.
The proper usage of “lean in” is as a verb or noun phrase, usually in the context of professional or leadership development. The phrase implies assertive action and taking initiative. Some good examples would be: I’m leaning in to this opportunity and presenting my proposal to the executive team.
phrasal verb. lean into something | lean in. to accept the challenge of doing something and try hard to do it successfully. Writing a novel can be a daunting process but you just need to get up each morning and lean into it. The pianist really leaned into some of the more demanding passages.
Jun 2, 2022 · June 2, 2022. 阅读简体中文版 閱讀繁體中文版. When Amy Bailey, a communications strategist, read “Lean In” by Sheryl Sandberg, the year was 2013. The #MeToo movement hadn’t yet ballooned, spotlighting the...
"Lean in," thanks to the title of a new book by Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg, has become "the idiom of the moment," Motoko Rich writes in the New York Times, adding "the phrase seems to have taken on a life of its own." But where did all of this "leaning in" come from?
"lean in (to something)" to incline or press into something. You have to lean into the wind when you walk or you will be blown over. As you walk into the wind, lean in a little bit. The north wall of the barn leans in a little. Is it going to fall? See also: lean
Lean In definition: To shift one's weight forward; to <a>lean</a> <a>forward</a> or <a>towards</a> something.
