Everyday Office Jargon · Vice President level

"Drill down"

"Drill down" means to examine something more closely or in greater detail, going beyond the surface-level summary.

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How "Drill down" shows up at work

VPs reach for this when a presentation has gone smoothly and they want to establish dominance anyway. It signals analytical rigor without requiring any actual analysis from the speaker.

Buzzword

Let's drill down into the Q3 numbers before we finalize anything.

Plain English

Let's look closer at the Q3 numbers before we finalize anything.

Corporate Rank: Vice President · Category: Everyday Office Jargon

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