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Difficult bureaucratic or governmental requirements. (Problems)

Red tape

Work very long hours. (Jobs)

Burn the candle at both ends.

Feel acceptance toward something bad that has happened. (Negotiation)

Come to terms with

Retirement savings; wealth saved fro a future purpose. (Money)

Nest egg

Economise by reducing quality; take shortcuts. (Problems)

Cut corners.

To be fired (Jobs)

Get the sack

A problem or insult that finally demands a response. (Problems)

(The) Last straw

Very common and of no special value; easily available. (Money)

Dime a dozen

Avoid treating someone strictly or severely. (Leadership)

cut someone some slack

Under development; coming soon (Schedule)

In the works.

Influential people, especially in a particular field. (Leadership)

Movers and shakers

A year marked by strong successes. (Money)

Banner year

Losing money, below a specified starting point. (Money)

In the red

It's time for me (us) to go back to work. (Schedule)

Back to the salt mines.

Forced to begin something again. (Schedule)

Back to the drawing board

Offering ideas not yet in general circulation; highly creative. (Leadership)

Ahead of the curve

With everything included (said of a price). (Sales & Marketing)

Out the door

To negotiate over very small sums. (Money)

Nickel and Dime

Being prepared for the marketplace, being worked on. (Sales & Marketing)

In the pipeline

Free from blame or responsibility to do something. (Jobs)

off the hook

Do calculations before making a decision or prediction. (Money)

Crunch the numbers

According to established procedure. (Schedule)

By the book

Dialogue, negotiations (Negotiation)

back and forth

To negotiate effectively. (Negotiation)

Drive a hard bargain

Add something to an offer during a negotiation. (Negotiation)

Sweeten the deal

An extremely attractive offer. (Negotiation)

An offer one can't refuse

Forced to hurry to meet a deadline. (Schedule)

Against the clock

A change in leadership at an organisation. (Leadership)

Changing of the guard

Scold severely (Leadership)

Rake someone over the coals

Convinced of something. (Sales & Marketing)

Sold on (something)

Become more successful (Jobs)

Move up in the world / move up the ladder

Working late into the night. (Schedule)

Burn the midnight oil

Negotiations, the process of compromise. (Negotiation)

Give and take

Provide what is expected. (Sales & Marketing)

Deliver the goods

As good as claims or reputation would suggest. (Sales & Marketing)

All it's cracked up to be

The last minute. (Schedule)

Eleventh hour

A difficult process. (Problems)

(An) Uphill climb

Every small amount helps to build one's savings. (Money)

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Refuse to back down; insist on one's position. (Negotiation)

Stand one's ground

Decline, get worse. (Problems)

Head (go) south

Trick someone, be deceptive. (Sales & Marketing)

Sell (someone) a bill of goods.

Tender Loving Care (Sales & Marketing)

TLC

An attractive feature of something for sale. (Sales & Marketing)

Selling point

Make tentative arrangements. (Schedule)

pencil something in

To be careful with money, to be thrifty. (Money)

Pinch pennies

In need of help, in a difficult spot. (Problems)

in a jam

I absolutely guarantee this. (Money)

You can take it to the bank.

Try to solve a problem in an original way; think creatively. (Problems)

Think outside the box

A working vacation. (Schedule)

Busman's holiday

The boss; authority in general. (Leadership)

(The) Man

A wide prerspectivie; a broad view of something. (Leadership)

Big picture

Fire someone, remove someone from a group or a team. (Jobs)

Give someone the Old Heave-Ho

The ordinary members of an organisation. (Jobs)

Rank and file

A test of someone's or the public`s reaction. (Negotiation)

Trial balloon

Not in extreme difficulty. Especially said of finances. (Problems)

Above water.

In need of help; in trouble. (Problems)

In hot water

Issue an ultimatum; specify an absolute limit in a conflic. (Negotiation)

Draw a line in the sand

Try to sell goods or services at such a high price that nobody buys them. (Sales & Marketing)

Price yourself out of the market

Inspire someone to work very hard. (Leadership)

Light a fire under someone

A layoff notice; loss of a job, typically because of layoffs. (Jobs)

Pink slip.

Make the important decisions in an organisation. (Leadership)

call the shots

In great danger of elimination or failure. (Jobs)

Hanging by a thread