Meaning of crank the handle | Babel Free

Definitions

To perform a process; to do some work.

idiomatic

Examples

“There are various ways you can do this, including creating capacity by building a strong team, or by setting the sales stream up in such a way that anyone can crank the handle⟳ and keep⟳ the products going out and the customer demand⟳ coming in.”

““What do you mean⟳?” said Ozbek. “All he has to do is slide⟳ some paper in there, ink the quill and crank the handle⟳””

“The suspension of one's critical faculty is not possible in a risk⟳ management exercsie. It is not simply a “crank the handle⟳” process⟳: intelligent analysis needs to be applied at all times throughout the activity, including critical review⟳ of the appropriateness of any methodology for an organisation's specific circumstances.”

“These five questions provide⟳ a framework for analyzing the benefits and costs, opportunities and risks. It won't provide⟳ a bright-line test⟳ or a crank-the-handle algorithm. But you shouldn't be looking for that here anyway.”

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