Idioms Flashcards
24/7
24 hours a day, 7 days a week
a tough break
something unfortunate happen
ahead of the curve
more advanced than the compétition
ahead of the pack
more successful than the compétition
ASAP
as soon as possible
at stake
at risk
back to square one
start something over again
back to the drawing board
go back to de planning stage of something
backroom deal
decision made without the public knowing about it
ballpark number
inexact estimate (de… à…)
behind someone’s back
something without someone knowledge
behind the scenes
what happen in secret
big picture
everything that is involved with a particular situation
blue collar
someone who work with his or her hand (manufacturing, construction…)
by the book
do thing according to company policy or law, follow 100% the rule
call it a day
décide to stop working for the day
catch someone off guard
catch someone by doing something that he or she was not expecting
cave
céder
change of pace
something different from a normal routine
come up short
truc to achieve something but fail
corner à market
dominante à particular market
cut corners
to take shortcuts find an easier or cheaper way to do something
cut one’s losses
stop doing something that is unproductive and won’t generate results
cut throat
describe something that is very intense
diamond in the rock
vas à lot of potentiel but require a lot of work
easy come easy go
gained easily, lost easily
fifty-fifty
equally
from the ground up
start from zero
game plan
strategy
get back in/into the swing of things
get used to doing something after you have hab a break from that activity (get back in the game)
get down to business
get serious
get something off the ground
start à project or business
get the ball rolling
start something
get/be on the good side of someone
of someone likes you
get/have foot in the door
take a low-level position with the goal of getting a better position in the futur
give someone a pat on the back
congratulation
give someone the thumbs down
deny approval
give someone the thumbs up
approve
go broke
lose all the money a person or business had
go down the drain
waste or lose something
go the extra mile
to do more than what people expected from you
go through the roof
increasing very quickly
gray area
something undefined
ground breaking
new and innovative
hands are tied
not have any control over a situation
have someone’s work cut out
difficult assignment
hit the nail on the head
do or say something 100% correctly
un a nutshell
in a few words
in full swing
been completely started and that it is progressing or moving fast as it ever will
in the black
making profit
in the driver seat
to be in control
in the red
are not profitable operating at a loss
keep your eye on the ball
focus and concentrate on what to achieve
last straw
the last annoyance wich cause someone to give up
learn the ropes
learn the basics of something
long shot
à very low probabilité of happening
loophole
exception
lose ground
lose some type of an advantage
lose-lose situation
someone has to choose between various options and all the options are bad
9 to 5
job during normal working hours
no brainer
decision that is very obvious, easy to make
no strings attached
given without expecting anything in return
no time to lose
lot of pressure to complète something quickly
not going to fly
is not gonna work
off the top of one’s head
gives a response without thinking about it for a long time
on a roll
several successes
on the ball
be aware be alert of thing
on the same page
agreement about something
on top of something
to be in controle of a situation
on your toes
to be alert
out in the open
public knowledge not hidden from people
out of the loop
not know something that a select group of people knows
pink slip
tsey have been fire
Play hardball
competitive in a cruel way
put all someone’s eggs in on basket
relu on only one thing to bring you success
