In a business sense, it usually means a new employee is not quite keeping up with the 'learning curve' required to perform a particular job.
In other instances it would mean 'off the pace' or 'behind schedule'.
The origin of the phrase refers to the statistical bell shaped curve also called the normal probability distribution; where to be 'behind the curve' is to be analogously in area of the graph to the left of the bell curve, to be 'ahead of the curve' analogously in the area of the graph to the right of the bell curve.
I think you heard it wrong. There is a phrase "wet behing the ears," which means a novice at something, but nothing about writing behind the ears.
It means that someone has mixed up three different expressions. One is "to be put behind the eight ball," which is an allusion to the game of pool, meaning to be placed in an awkward, difficult or untenable position. The second expression is to "throw someone a curve ball," which is an allusion to the game of baseball, meaning to suddenly introduce unexpected difficulties for someone. Third is to be "behind the curve," an allusion to graphs, meaning not at the leading edge of things, out of it, slow or stupid. As to what the sentence is TRYING to mean, that's anyone's guess. Maybe its intended meaning is He really dropped the ball that time, or He messed up hugely there.
"Hard on" means right on top of -- as in "hard on the heels" means right on top on one's heels, or behind one. The phrase "hard on" is also a slang term meaning that a man is sexually aroused.
what does the phrase There`s ruin in store for you mean
The phrase pop off means to go away.
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the truth behind something is the motivation for an action.
Law of demand is behind the downward sloping of demand curve,i.e. inverse relationship between price and quantity demanded.
curve means Bend
The phrase "Get behind me, Satan" in the Bible means to reject temptation or evil influences and to stay focused on following God's will. It is a way of resisting temptation and staying faithful to God.
I think you heard it wrong. There is a phrase "wet behing the ears," which means a novice at something, but nothing about writing behind the ears.
No. Scoliosis is a sideways curve of the spine. Mine looks like the letter S from behind.
Good day, I would like to know the relevance of OFFER CURVE to applied microeconomics.
When someone says "Get behind me, Satan," they are rejecting temptation or negative influences. This phrase can be applied in everyday situations to resist harmful urges or distractions, and to stay focused on what is right or important.
if road conditions are bad and/or you are entering a blind curve
"Mean ki rani" is a Hindi phrase that translates to "queen of mean" in English. It is often used to describe someone who is perceived as harsh, unkind, or ruthless in their behavior or attitude. The phrase can be used in both a playful and serious context, depending on the intention behind it.
The mean of a standard normal curve is 0. This curve, which is a type of probability distribution known as the standard normal distribution, is symmetric and bell-shaped, centered around the mean. Additionally, the standard deviation of a standard normal curve is 1, which helps define the spread of the data around the mean.