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
Go the extra mile
To do more than what people expect of you
Go through the roof
Something is increasing very quickly
Gray area
Something undefined that is not easily categorized
Ground-breaking
Something new and innovative
Hands are tied
Not to have control over a situation
Have someone’s work cut out
To have a lot of work to do or a particularly difficult assignment
Hit a nail on the head
To do or say something 100% correctly
In a nutshell
In a few words
In full swing
A project that has been completely started and that is progressing or moving as fast as it ever will
In the black
To make a profit
