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Under development; coming soon (Schedule)

In the works.

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

Pinch pennies

Economise by reducing quality; take shortcuts. (Problems)

Cut corners.

The ordinary members of an organisation. (Jobs)

Rank and file

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

Trial balloon

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

Pink slip.

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

All it's cracked up to be

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

In the red

A difficult process. (Problems)

(An) Uphill climb

Avoid treating someone strictly or severely. (Leadership)

cut someone some slack

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

Big picture

Negotiations, the process of compromise. (Negotiation)

Give and take

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

Selling point

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

Come to terms with

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

off the hook

Difficult bureaucratic or governmental requirements. (Problems)

Red tape

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

Nest egg

The last minute. (Schedule)

Eleventh hour

Scold severely (Leadership)

Rake someone over the coals

In great danger of elimination or failure. (Jobs)

Hanging by a thread

In need of help; in trouble. (Problems)

In hot water

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

In the pipeline

Work very long hours. (Jobs)

Burn the candle at both ends.

Make the important decisions in an organisation. (Leadership)

call the shots

According to established procedure. (Schedule)

By the book

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

Back to the salt mines.

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

Price yourself out of the market

Forced to hurry to meet a deadline. (Schedule)

Against the clock

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

Movers and shakers

Provide what is expected. (Sales & Marketing)

Deliver the goods

Become more successful (Jobs)

Move up in the world / move up the ladder

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

Sweeten the deal

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

Stand one's ground

Working late into the night. (Schedule)

Burn the midnight oil

Forced to begin something again. (Schedule)

Back to the drawing board

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

(The) Last straw

An extremely attractive offer. (Negotiation)

An offer one can't refuse

Convinced of something. (Sales & Marketing)

Sold on (something)

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

Crunch the numbers

To negotiate effectively. (Negotiation)

Drive a hard bargain

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

in a jam

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

Think outside the box

Dialogue, negotiations (Negotiation)

back and forth

To negotiate over very small sums. (Money)

Nickel and Dime

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

Above water.

Decline, get worse. (Problems)

Head (go) south

To be fired (Jobs)

Get the sack

Tender Loving Care (Sales & Marketing)

TLC

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

Draw a line in the sand

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

A penny saved is a penny earned.

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

Out the door

The boss; authority in general. (Leadership)

(The) Man

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

Dime a dozen

A year marked by strong successes. (Money)

Banner year

Trick someone, be deceptive. (Sales & Marketing)

Sell (someone) a bill of goods.

A working vacation. (Schedule)

Busman's holiday

I absolutely guarantee this. (Money)

You can take it to the bank.

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

Ahead of the curve

Inspire someone to work very hard. (Leadership)

Light a fire under someone

Make tentative arrangements. (Schedule)

pencil something in

A change in leadership at an organisation. (Leadership)

Changing of the guard

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

Give someone the Old Heave-Ho