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Work very long hours. (Jobs)

Burn the candle at both ends.

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

Out the door

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

Ahead of the curve

Make the important decisions in an organisation. (Leadership)

call the shots

Negotiations, the process of compromise. (Negotiation)

Give and take

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

Crunch the numbers

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

Pink slip.

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

Trial balloon

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

Selling point

To be fired (Jobs)

Get the sack

Forced to begin something again. (Schedule)

Back to the drawing board

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

Stand one's ground

The last minute. (Schedule)

Eleventh hour

Dialogue, negotiations (Negotiation)

back and forth

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

Above water.

A change in leadership at an organisation. (Leadership)

Changing of the guard

A difficult process. (Problems)

(An) Uphill climb

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

in a jam

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

Back to the salt mines.

Avoid treating someone strictly or severely. (Leadership)

cut someone some slack

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

Dime a dozen

Under development; coming soon (Schedule)

In the works.

Make tentative arrangements. (Schedule)

pencil something in

According to established procedure. (Schedule)

By the book

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

Big picture

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

Sweeten the deal

Become more successful (Jobs)

Move up in the world / move up the ladder

A working vacation. (Schedule)

Busman's holiday

Provide what is expected. (Sales & Marketing)

Deliver the goods

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

Price yourself out of the market

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

Nest egg

The ordinary members of an organisation. (Jobs)

Rank and file

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

Movers and shakers

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

All it's cracked up to be

To negotiate over very small sums. (Money)

Nickel and Dime

Trick someone, be deceptive. (Sales & Marketing)

Sell (someone) a bill of goods.

The boss; authority in general. (Leadership)

(The) Man

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

In the red

Decline, get worse. (Problems)

Head (go) south

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

Think outside the box

Scold severely (Leadership)

Rake someone over the coals

In great danger of elimination or failure. (Jobs)

Hanging by a thread

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

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Economise by reducing quality; take shortcuts. (Problems)

Cut corners.

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

off the hook

An extremely attractive offer. (Negotiation)

An offer one can't refuse

Difficult bureaucratic or governmental requirements. (Problems)

Red tape

Working late into the night. (Schedule)

Burn the midnight oil

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

Come to terms with

Convinced of something. (Sales & Marketing)

Sold on (something)

Inspire someone to work very hard. (Leadership)

Light a fire under someone

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

Draw a line in the sand

In need of help; in trouble. (Problems)

In hot water

A year marked by strong successes. (Money)

Banner year

I absolutely guarantee this. (Money)

You can take it to the bank.

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

(The) Last straw

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

Pinch pennies

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

In the pipeline

Forced to hurry to meet a deadline. (Schedule)

Against the clock

To negotiate effectively. (Negotiation)

Drive a hard bargain

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

Give someone the Old Heave-Ho

Tender Loving Care (Sales & Marketing)

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