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BUSINESS IDIOMS

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  • have great financial success
    MAKE A KILLING
  • 100% according to the rules
    BY THE BOOK
  • faile to achieve a goal completely
    COME UP SHORT
  • everything that is involved with a particular situation
    THE BIG PICTURE
  • not profitable, operating at a loss
    IN THE RED
  • difficult to achieve because of obstacles and difficulties
    AN ULHILL BATTLE
  • increased very quickly
    GO THROUGH THE ROOF
  • controls a business firmly and effectively
    RUN A TIGHT SHIP
  • part of a select group with knowledge that others do not have
    IN THE LOOP
  • stop taking orders in order to end a bookkeeping period
    CLOSE THE BOOKS
  • start something (usually a work project)
    GET THE BALL ROLLING
  • is in the position of being able to make the decisions that will influence a situation
    CALL THE SHOTS
  • something that will probably happen
    A SAFE BET
  • take a low-level position with a company with the goal of eventually getting a better position with the same company in the future
    GET A FOOT IN THE DOOR
  • fail
    TO BOMB
  • not easily categorised
    A GREY AREA
  • confident, optimistic
    BE BULLISH
  • undecided
    UP IN THE AIR
  • excessive rules and procedures
    RED TAPE
  • dominate a particular sector
    CORNER THE MARKET
  • fail to take advantage of an opportunity by doing or saying something wrong
    BLOW IT
  • give (someone) permission to start doing something
    GIVE (SB) THE GREEN LIGHT
  • conversation about unimportant topics that do not offend people
    SMALL TALK
  • something that has a low probability of happening
    A LONG SHOT
  • alter facts or figures dishonestly or illegally
    COOK THE BOOKS
  • expects a lot in exchange for something
    DRIVE A HARD BARGAIN
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