Business English Vocabulary Builder: Powerful Idioms, Sayings and Expressions to Make You Sound Smarter in Business!

Introduction
Idioms
	A full plate/A lot on your plate
	Ahead of the curve
	A learning curve
	A long shot
	Ahead of the pack
	Angel investor
	At arm’s length
	At stake
	Backroom deal
	Back to square one
	Back to the drawing board
	Bad egg
	Ballpark figure
	Bang for one’s/bang for the buck
	Barking up the wrong tree
	Beat someone to
	Behind someone’s back
	Behind the scenes
	Belt tightening
	Bend over backwards
	Between a rock and a hard place
	Bite the bullet
	Bitter pill to swallow
	Blank check
	Blow it all
	Blue-collar
	Blue-sky thinking
	Booming
	Bottleneck
	Bounce back
	Breadwinner
	Bring home the bacon
	Bring to the table
	Bummed out
	Burning the midnight oil
	Burnout
	By the book
	Call it a day
	Call the shots
	Can’t quite put my finger on it
	Cash cow
	Cash in your chips
	Catch someone off guard
	Caught red-handed
	Cave in
	Change of pace
	Clamp down on
	Close of play
	Close to hand
	Come to think of it
	Come up with
	Come up short
	Compare apples to apples
	Compare apples to oranges
	Corner the market
	Corporate ladder
	Corporate raider
	Cost a pretty penny
	Cost-effective
	Crunch some numbers
	Cut corners
	Cutthroat
	Count on something or someone
	Cut to the chase
	Daylight robbery
	Diamond in the rough
	Dime a dozen
	Down and out
	Down on luck
	Down to the wire
	Drop the ball
	Earn a living
	Easy come, easy go
	Fallout
	Fall through
	Fall through the cracks
	Fast track a project
	Feel the pinch
	Fifty-fifty
	Filthy rich
	Foot the bill
	For the long haul
	From day one
	From rags to riches
	From the ground up
	Game plan
	Get ahead
	Get down to business
	Get off on the wrong foot
	Get off scot-free
	Get off the ground
	Get off to a flying start
	Get/be on the good side of someone
	Get the ball rolling
	Get wind of
	Get your foot in the door
	Give-and-take
	Give him a big hand
	Give him a hand
	Give someone a run for their money
	Glass ceiling
	Go bust
	Go down swinging
	Go down the drain
	Go for broke
	Go private
	Go the extra mile
	Gray area
	Groundbreaking
	Hands are tied
	Hand in hand
	Have a gut feeling
	Have money burning a hole in your pocket
	Have one’s voice heard
	Have someone’s work cut out
	Have the penny drop
	Have your cake and eat it
	Head something off at the pass
	Helicopter view
	He who pays the piper calls the tune
	Hit the nail on the head
	Hold purse strings
	Hold one’s ground
	Hold your horses
	In a nutshell
	In for a penny, in for a pound
	In full swing
	In hot water
	In the black
	In the dark
	In the dog house
	In the driver’s seat
	In (or out of) the loop
	In the money
	It’s a gold mine
	It’s a rip-off
	It’s a steal
	It’s not rocket science
	Jump the gun
	Jump through hoops
	Jumping (or climbing) on the bandwagon
	Keep one’s eye on the ball
	Keep one’s eye on the prize
	Keep pace
	Keep someone on their toes
	Keep someone updated
	Keep under wraps
	Keep someone sweet
	Keep your head above water
	Kickback
	Land on your feet
	Last straw
	Lay out a plan
	Learn the ropes
	Leaps and bounds
	Lips are sealed
	Long shot
	Loophole
	Make big bucks
	Make ends meet
	Make something known
	Mint condition
	Miss the boat
	Miss the mark
	Money to burn
	Monopoly money
	Move in on
	Mum’s the word
	My gut tells me
	No BS
	No harm done
	No strings attached
	No-brainer
	Not going to fly
	Off the top of one’s head
	On a roll
	One size fits all
	On good ground
	On the back burner
	On the ball
	On the money
	On the same page
	On the same wavelength
	On top of trends
	Other side of the coin
	Out in the open
	Out of line
	Out of one’s depth
	Out on a limb
	Overhead
	Pay a premium
	Pay through the nose
	Pay top dollar
	Penny for your thoughts
	Pep talk
	Pick your brains
	Pink slip
	Play catch-up
	Play hardball
	Play it by ear
	Plug (a product)
	Practice makes perfect
	Pretty much
	Price skyrocketed
	Pull one’s weight
	Pull the plug
	Pull the wool over someone’s eyes
	Punch a puppy
	Put a lid on
	Put all one’s eggs in one basket
	Put a stake in the ground
	Put the cart before the horse
	Put your money where your mouth is
	Quick buck
	Raise the bar
	Rally the troops
	Ramp-up
	Reality check
	Read between the lines
	Red tape
	Rock the boat
	Round the clock
	Rule of thumb
	Run around in circles
	Same boat
	Scale back
	Scratch someone’s back
	Second nature
	See eye to eye
	See something through
	See through something
	Selling like hotcakes
	Set in stone
	Sever ties
	Shake something up
	Shoot from the hip
	Shoot something down
	Short on cash
	Small fries
	Small talk
	Smooth sailing
	Snail mail
	Snap up
	Sparks flying
	Spend a fortune
	Splashed out
	Stand one’s ground
	Start off on the right/wrong foot
	Start-up
	State of the art
	Stay on top of things
	Step up to the plate
	Stinking rich
	Strapped for cash
	Take a break
	Take place
	Take someone to the cleaners
	Take something lying down
	Take something out on someone
	Take something slowly
	Take the bull by the horns
	Talk shop
	Talk someone/something down
	Talk someone into something
	Talk someone out of something
	Test the waters
	The big picture
	The bottom line
	The cat’s out of the bag
	The elephant in the room
	The eleventh hour
	The floor is all yours
	Thick-skinned
	Think outside the box
	Thought shower
	Throw cold water over/on (an idea/plan)
	Throw in the towel
	Throw somebody under the bus
	Time on your hands
	Times of need
	Time’s up
	To be hit hard by
	To have seen better days
	Token of appreciation
	Touch base
	Tough break
	Troubleshoot
	Turn (or show) up like a bad penny
	Twenty-four-seven
	Twist someone’s arm
	Two sides of the same coin
	Two-faced
	Under the (wrong) impression
	Under the table
	Up in the air
	Uphill battle
	Up to speed
	Upper hand
	Value-added
	Walking a tightrope between
	Warts and all
	Water under the bridge
	Well-to-do
	Well-off
	White-collar
	Win-win situation
	Word of mouth
	Worth it
	Writing is on the wall
	Yes man
Conclusion
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