Unit 29 Flashcards
a cushy number
a very easy job
get a foot in the door
take a job at a low level in an organisation, because you want a better job in the same organisation in the future
slog your guts out
work very hard or use a lot of effort
a sleeping/silent partner
a partner in a company who does not take an active part in its management
a track record
all the achievements or failures that sb/sth has had in the past
a golden handshake
a large payment made to sb when they leave their job
golden hello
a large payment made to sb when they accept a new job
do a roaring trade
sell a lot of goods very quickly
corner the market
become so successful at selling a product that almost no one else can sell it
go great guns
do sth very successfully
go belly up
fail
go to the wall
be destroyed financially
go burst
be forced to close because of financial problems
shut up shop
close the business
