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Work – English idioms and sayings Martyna

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In the set you can find English idioms concerning work on the advanced level. It will be useful for everybody who learns English.

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1.The final figure on a balance sheet 2.the most important feature of something.
the bottom line
I don't really like the bottom line of this project, I'd prefer to do something more useful.
A general financial figure.
ball park figure
At the moment I can give you just a ball park figure, I can provide you with details in a week.
A job that has no chance of promotion or advancement.
dead end job
Working in a fast food restaurant is a kind of dead end job.
A large payment on leaving a company.
golden handshake
She received a golden handshake, but she cannot say why she was dismissed.
A lot of trouble in an organisation often resulting in someone losing their job.
blood on the carpet
After this last meeting there was blood on the carpet.
A person that is competent with many skills but is not outstanding in any particular one.
Jack / Jill of all trades
Michel can do anything, he is a Jack of all trades.
An accountant
bean-counter
A bean counter is thought to be a very boring job.
An important person, a leader (usually about business).
big cheese
Can you see that man over there? He's a big cheese in education.
The company breaks even when expenses equal profits.
to break even
It took this company five years to finally break even.
To be dismissed from your job.
1.to be fired 2.to get the sack
1.I missed the deadline and I was fired. 2.I missed the deadline and I got the sack.
To be the person who is responsible for everything.
to be a chief cook and bottle washer
It is a hard task to be a chief cook and bottle washer, but this is how you start a business.
To be very busy.
to be snowed under
I'm sorry, I can't meet you this week, I'm snowed under.
To call potential customers without an appointment or previous contact.
to cold call
I hate all those people cold calling me all the time!
To make certain that the amount of money spent is not more than the amount of money received.
to balance the books
In big companies it is not easy to balance the books.
To make someone work harder by threatening them.
to crack the whip
Sometimes the boss has to crack the whip in order to make their employees work faster.
To work really hard.
1.to work your fingers to the bone 2.to sweat blood
1. I work my fingers to the bone to run this restaurant. 2. I sweat blood to run this restaurant.
When the advancement of a qualified person within the hierarchy of an organisation is stopped at a lower level (it happens to women a lot).
the glass ceiling
The glass ceiling is what you meet when you are a woman in big company.
When you come extremely close to a dangerous or unpleasant situation or only just manage to avoid it.
close shave
It was a close shave, but we managed to make the deal.
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Comments:

2010-10-28 21:44:12
joseph wrote:
it,s a very nice learning, i like it.

2010-10-29 07:01:16
dganapathy wrote:
good one

2010-11-13 05:46:13
doantridung wrote:
these idioms are too complicated to remember

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