words and phrases about motion

Drive something forward

To push, to make it happen

“Junko drove the project forward even though the rest of the team lost interest in it.”

Fly off the shelves

To sell quickly

“Ms. Yoshida's new line of skin care products is flying off the shelves.”

Push

To promote or sell an idea, product or service

“Keiko is pushing a new self-tanning cream in her salon.”

Walk through

To explain thoroughly; to go slowly through, often for the first time

“Nobuya will walk us through the technical process first and then he will take questions.”

To run through is to go through quickly, to review briefly

Run

To be responsible for, to manage

“Ms. Mukai runs the office and Mr. Kono runs the factory.”