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Under development; coming soon (Schedule)

In the works.

The last minute. (Schedule)

Eleventh hour

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

Back to the salt mines.

Working late into the night. (Schedule)

Burn the midnight oil

A working vacation. (Schedule)

Busman's holiday

Forced to begin something again. (Schedule)

Back to the drawing board

Forced to hurry to meet a deadline. (Schedule)

Against the clock

Make tentative arrangements. (Schedule)

pencil something in

According to established procedure. (Schedule)

By the book

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

Economise by reducing quality; take shortcuts. (Problems)

Cut corners.

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

Above water.

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

(The) Last straw

Difficult bureaucratic or governmental requirements. (Problems)

Red tape

A difficult process. (Problems)

(An) Uphill climb

Decline, get worse. (Problems)

Head (go) south

In need of help; in trouble. (Problems)

In hot water

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

Stand one's ground

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

Sweeten the deal

Negotiations, the process of compromise. (Negotiation)

Give and take

To negotiate effectively. (Negotiation)

Drive a hard bargain

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

Draw a line in the sand

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

Come to terms with

An extremely attractive offer. (Negotiation)

An offer one can't refuse

Dialogue, negotiations (Negotiation)

back and forth

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

Trial balloon

Tender Loving Care (Sales & Marketing)

TLC

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

All it's cracked up to be

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

Selling point

Trick someone, be deceptive. (Sales & Marketing)

Sell (someone) a bill of goods.

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

Price yourself out of the market

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

Out the door

Provide what is expected. (Sales & Marketing)

Deliver the goods

Convinced of something. (Sales & Marketing)

Sold on (something)

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

In the pipeline

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

Pinch pennies

I absolutely guarantee this. (Money)

You can take it to the bank.

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

Nest egg

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

In the red

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

Crunch the numbers

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

Dime a dozen

A year marked by strong successes. (Money)

Banner year

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

A penny saved is a penny earned.

To negotiate over very small sums. (Money)

Nickel and Dime

Work very long hours. (Jobs)

Burn the candle at both ends.

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

Pink slip.

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

Give someone the Old Heave-Ho

Become more successful (Jobs)

Move up in the world / move up the ladder

The ordinary members of an organisation. (Jobs)

Rank and file

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

off the hook

In great danger of elimination or failure. (Jobs)

Hanging by a thread

To be fired (Jobs)

Get the sack

Inspire someone to work very hard. (Leadership)

Light a fire under someone

Scold severely (Leadership)

Rake someone over the coals

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

Movers and shakers

Avoid treating someone strictly or severely. (Leadership)

cut someone some slack

Make the important decisions in an organisation. (Leadership)

call the shots

A change in leadership at an organisation. (Leadership)

Changing of the guard

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

Big picture

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

Ahead of the curve

The boss; authority in general. (Leadership)

(The) Man