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Trick someone, be deceptive. (Sales & Marketing)

Sell (someone) a bill of goods.

A year marked by strong successes. (Money)

Banner year

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

Back to the salt mines.

Become more successful (Jobs)

Move up in the world / move up the ladder

The last minute. (Schedule)

Eleventh hour

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

Think outside the box

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

Come to terms with

Work very long hours. (Jobs)

Burn the candle at both ends.

Negotiations, the process of compromise. (Negotiation)

Give and take

Economise by reducing quality; take shortcuts. (Problems)

Cut corners.

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

Crunch the numbers

Tender Loving Care (Sales & Marketing)

TLC

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

Price yourself out of the market

Under development; coming soon (Schedule)

In the works.

I absolutely guarantee this. (Money)

You can take it to the bank.

Forced to hurry to meet a deadline. (Schedule)

Against the clock

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

off the hook

To negotiate over very small sums. (Money)

Nickel and Dime

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

Above water.

Dialogue, negotiations (Negotiation)

back and forth

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

Nest egg

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

Movers and shakers

Inspire someone to work very hard. (Leadership)

Light a fire under someone

A difficult process. (Problems)

(An) Uphill climb

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

Pinch pennies

Make the important decisions in an organisation. (Leadership)

call the shots

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

All it's cracked up to be

The boss; authority in general. (Leadership)

(The) Man

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

(The) Last straw

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

In the red

To negotiate effectively. (Negotiation)

Drive a hard bargain

An extremely attractive offer. (Negotiation)

An offer one can't refuse

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

Big picture

In need of help; in trouble. (Problems)

In hot water

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

Selling point

According to established procedure. (Schedule)

By the book

Forced to begin something again. (Schedule)

Back to the drawing board

Decline, get worse. (Problems)

Head (go) south

Make tentative arrangements. (Schedule)

pencil something in

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

Draw a line in the sand

Provide what is expected. (Sales & Marketing)

Deliver the goods

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

Sweeten the deal

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

Ahead of the curve

Working late into the night. (Schedule)

Burn the midnight oil

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

A penny saved is a penny earned.

The ordinary members of an organisation. (Jobs)

Rank and file

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

In the pipeline

In great danger of elimination or failure. (Jobs)

Hanging by a thread

Scold severely (Leadership)

Rake someone over the coals

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

Pink slip.

Avoid treating someone strictly or severely. (Leadership)

cut someone some slack

Difficult bureaucratic or governmental requirements. (Problems)

Red tape

A working vacation. (Schedule)

Busman's holiday

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

Dime a dozen

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

Stand one's ground

A change in leadership at an organisation. (Leadership)

Changing of the guard

To be fired (Jobs)

Get the sack

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

in a jam

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

Trial balloon

Convinced of something. (Sales & Marketing)

Sold on (something)

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

Out the door

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

Give someone the Old Heave-Ho