Business Idioms – B2 – V2 1 / 50 Move the goalposts Keep rules Finish early Plan Change rules unfairly 2 / 50 Zero in on Ignore Expand Delay Focus closely 3 / 50 Work around the clock Rest Work continuously Travel Plan 4 / 50 Win over Lose Ignore Convince successfully Delay 5 / 50 Wear many hats Dress well Travel Have many roles Relax 6 / 50 Up in the air Decided Clear Finished Uncertain 7 / 50 Throw in the towel Continue Clean Start Give up 8 / 50 Think on your feet Sit Walk Respond quickly Relax 9 / 50 Shoot from the hip Plan Speak without thinking Wait Ignore 10 / 50 Seal the deal Cancel Finalize agreement Delay Discuss 11 / 50 Run it up the flagpole Test an idea publicly Approve Cancel Celebrate 12 / 50 Pipeline Transport Delay Future projects/workflow Water system 13 / 50 On thin ice Safe Cold Slow Risky situation 14 / 50 No-brainer Hard decision Easy decision Risky Confusing 15 / 50 Keep your eye on the ball Relax Stay focused Watch Play 16 / 50 Jump on the bandwagon Ignore Follow trend Lead Stop 17 / 50 Hands are tied Free Strong Cannot act Busy 18 / 50 Game plan Strategy Game Fun Break 19 / 50 Elephant in the room Small issue Ignored obvious problem Animal Success 20 / 50 Big picture Details Photo Overall view Data 21 / 50 Burn the midnight oil Relax Sleep Work late at night Delay 22 / 50 Put all your eggs in one basket Save money Diversify Plan Risk everything on one option 23 / 50 Climb the corporate ladder Quit job Get promoted Train Change job 24 / 50 Bring to the table Eat Sit Offer ideas/resources Delay 25 / 50 Back to square one Completed Start again from beginning Middle Finish 26 / 50 Ahead of the curve Behind Slow Leading or advanced Late 27 / 50 In the black Losing Risky Profitable In debt 28 / 50 In the red Profitable Growing Losing money Stable 29 / 50 Ballpark figure Budget cut Rough estimate Exact number Report 30 / 50 Cut to the chase Speak slowly Avoid topic Get to the main point quickly Delay 31 / 50 Time is money Waste time Spend money Save time only Time is valuable 32 / 50 The bottom line First step Final result or key point Plan Middle 33 / 50 Keep someone in the loop Ignore Train Inform regularly Fire 34 / 50 Win-win situation Both sides benefit One wins Lose No agreement 35 / 50 On board On a ship In agreement or involved Confused Traveling 36 / 50 Raise the bar Lower standards Compete Increase standards Build 37 / 50 Get the ball rolling Stop progress Plan later Delay Start something 38 / 50 In a nutshell Very detailed Confusing Briefly summarized Hidden 39 / 50 Touch base Travel Give orders Meet socially Make brief contact to update 40 / 50 Call it a day Continue working Stop working for the day Start project Delay 41 / 50 Think big Be unrealistic Spend more Have ambitious ideas Ignore risks 42 / 50 Go the extra mile Travel far Avoid work Finish early Do more than required 43 / 50 On the same page Disagree Agree and understand each other Work alone Ignore 44 / 50 Cut corners Improve quality Save money wisely Do something badly to save time Reduce staff 45 / 50 In the loop Excluded Confused Informed and updated Busy 46 / 50 Get down to business Relax Close deals Start focusing on work Travel 47 / 50 Learn the ropes Train others Learn the basics of a job Manage teams Solve problems 48 / 50 Hit the ground running Delay work Run fast Start quickly and effectively Fail 49 / 50 Back to the drawing board Start again after failure Finish quickly Draw plans Skip steps 50 / 50 Think outside the box Ignore rules Be creative Work alone Delay Your score is