lǎo / bǎn / yì / tiān / dǎ / lái / hǎo / jǐ / ge / diàn / huà / cuī / mìng / yí / yàng / wèn / xiàng / mù / jìn / zhǎn / 。

老板一天打来好几个电话，催命一样问项目进展。

The boss called several times a day, constantly pressuring us about the project's progress.