Words describing the evaluation of work

Bang-up job

Excellent work

“Horiguchi-san did a bang-up job on the research report and impressed the president of the company.”

Blue-chip

The highest quality

“Mori-san never invests in anything but blue chip stocks.”

Note: This phrase comes from the game of Poker: the blue chips are the most valuable.

Spot on

Exactly right, correct

“Hori-san really is good with numbers; her project cost estimates were spot on.”

Roller coaster

Dramatic ups and downs

“According to Matsuda-san, working as a stockbroker is like riding a roller coaster.”

Ho-hum

Boring, unremarkable

“The president liked the new ad campaign that the ad agency presented but the marketing team thought it was ho-hum.”