Get a very high score or excellent results
To ace a test: Sean happily aced his math test.
You are very sure that you will be successful
To be in the bag: With such strong sales, the contract is in the bag.
A plan or project that suddenly goes wrong or fails
To blow up in your face: "Investing all her money in that tech startup was supposed to make her rich, but it blew up in her face when the company went bankrupt
It becomes much easier after the difficulties before.
Downhill all the way: We've finished the hard part of the project, so it's downhill all the way now
To make an additional effort beyond what is expected.
To go the extra mile: He's a nice guy, always ready to go the extra mile for his friends.
To be very successful at achieving something
With flying colours: She passed her driving test with flying colours.
A great opportunity you didn’t manage to keep or obtain.
To let something slip through your fingers: You mustn't allow this golden opportunity to slip through your fingers.
To have to start over again because of a failure.
Back to square one: The experiment failed, putting the team back to square one and forcing them to collect new data.
Gaining recognition and likely to be successful soon.
Up and coming: He’s an up and coming artist in the local music scene.
You have many opportunities in life and can achieve anything.
The world’s your oyster: Now that you’ve graduated, the world’s your oyster.
