Business Idioms 26-50 Flashcards
Easy come, easy go
Expression used to communicate that something gained easily is also lost easily (used after it was lost)
Fifty-fifty
Something divided equally
From the ground up
To start something from zero
Game plan
Stategy or plan
Get back in/into the swing of things
To get used to doing something after you have had a break from that activity
Get down to business
To stop making small talk and to start talking about serious topics related to business
Get something off the ground
To start a project or a business
Get the ball rolling
To start something
Get/be on the good side of someone
If someone likes you, you are on their good side
Get/have foot in the door
To get a low-level position with a company with the goal of eventually getting a better position with the same company in the futur
Give someone a pat on the back
To tell someone that he or she did a good job
Give something/someone the thumbs down
To deny approval
Give something/someone the thumbs up
To approve
Go broke
To go bankrupt or to lose all the money a person or a business had
Go down the drain
When you waste or lose something
