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24/7

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24 hours a day, 7 days a week

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a tough break

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something unfortunate happen

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ahead of the curve

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more advanced than the compétition

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ahead of the pack

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more successful than the compétition

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ASAP

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as soon as possible

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at stake

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at risk

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back to square one

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start something over again

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back to the drawing board

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go back to de planning stage of something

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backroom deal

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decision made without the public knowing about it

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ballpark number

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inexact estimate (de… à…)

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behind someone’s back

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something without someone knowledge

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behind the scenes

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what happen in secret

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big picture

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everything that is involved with a particular situation

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blue collar

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someone who work with his or her hand (manufacturing, construction…)

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by the book

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do thing according to company policy or law, follow 100% the rule

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call it a day

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décide to stop working for the day

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catch someone off guard

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catch someone by doing something that he or she was not expecting

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18
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cave

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céder

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change of pace

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something different from a normal routine

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come up short

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truc to achieve something but fail

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21
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corner à market

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dominante à particular market

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cut corners

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to take shortcuts find an easier or cheaper way to do something

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cut one’s losses

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stop doing something that is unproductive and won’t generate results

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24
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cut throat

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describe something that is very intense

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diamond in the rock

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vas à lot of potentiel but require a lot of work

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easy come easy go

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gained easily, lost easily

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fifty-fifty

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equally

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from the ground up

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start from zero

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29
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game plan

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strategy

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get back in/into the swing of things

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get used to doing something after you have hab a break from that activity (get back in the game)

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get down to business

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get serious

32
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get something off the ground

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start à project or business

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get the ball rolling

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start something

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get/be on the good side of someone

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of someone likes you

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get/have foot in the door

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take a low-level position with the goal of getting a better position in the futur

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give someone a pat on the back

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congratulation

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give someone the thumbs down

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deny approval

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give someone the thumbs up

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approve

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go broke

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lose all the money a person or business had

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go down the drain

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waste or lose something

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go the extra mile

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to do more than what people expected from you

42
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go through the roof

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increasing very quickly

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gray area

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something undefined

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ground breaking

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new and innovative

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hands are tied

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not have any control over a situation

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have someone’s work cut out

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difficult assignment

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hit the nail on the head

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do or say something 100% correctly

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un a nutshell

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in a few words

49
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in full swing

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been completely started and that it is progressing or moving fast as it ever will

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in the black

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making profit

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in the driver seat

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to be in control

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in the red

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are not profitable operating at a loss

53
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keep your eye on the ball

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focus and concentrate on what to achieve

54
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last straw

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the last annoyance wich cause someone to give up

55
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learn the ropes

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learn the basics of something

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long shot

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à very low probabilité of happening

57
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loophole

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exception

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lose ground

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lose some type of an advantage

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lose-lose situation

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someone has to choose between various options and all the options are bad

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9 to 5

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job during normal working hours

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no brainer

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decision that is very obvious, easy to make

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no strings attached

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given without expecting anything in return

63
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no time to lose

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lot of pressure to complète something quickly

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not going to fly

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is not gonna work

65
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off the top of one’s head

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gives a response without thinking about it for a long time

66
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on a roll

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several successes

67
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on the ball

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be aware be alert of thing

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on the same page

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agreement about something

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on top of something

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to be in controle of a situation

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on your toes

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to be alert

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out in the open

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public knowledge not hidden from people

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out of the loop

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not know something that a select group of people knows

73
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pink slip

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tsey have been fire

74
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Play hardball

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competitive in a cruel way

75
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put all someone’s eggs in on basket

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relu on only one thing to bring you success

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