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

Out the door

Negotiations, the process of compromise. (Negotiation)

Give and take

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

Come to terms with

Dialogue, negotiations (Negotiation)

back and forth

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

Pink slip.

Provide what is expected. (Sales & Marketing)

Deliver the goods

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

Stand one's ground

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

Above water.

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

Dime a dozen

Difficult bureaucratic or governmental requirements. (Problems)

Red tape

To negotiate over very small sums. (Money)

Nickel and Dime

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

off the hook

A year marked by strong successes. (Money)

Banner year

To negotiate effectively. (Negotiation)

Drive a hard bargain

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

Back to the salt mines.

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

Movers and shakers

In great danger of elimination or failure. (Jobs)

Hanging by a thread

Scold severely (Leadership)

Rake someone over the coals

Avoid treating someone strictly or severely. (Leadership)

cut someone some slack

A change in leadership at an organisation. (Leadership)

Changing of the guard

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

Draw a line in the sand

A working vacation. (Schedule)

Busman's holiday

Become more successful (Jobs)

Move up in the world / move up the ladder

Economise by reducing quality; take shortcuts. (Problems)

Cut corners.

In need of help; in trouble. (Problems)

In hot water

Forced to begin something again. (Schedule)

Back to the drawing board

Trick someone, be deceptive. (Sales & Marketing)

Sell (someone) a bill of goods.

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

In the red

According to established procedure. (Schedule)

By the book

Inspire someone to work very hard. (Leadership)

Light a fire under someone

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

Think outside the box

I absolutely guarantee this. (Money)

You can take it to the bank.

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

Nest egg

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

in a jam

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

Sweeten the deal

An extremely attractive offer. (Negotiation)

An offer one can't refuse

Make tentative arrangements. (Schedule)

pencil something in

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

(The) Last straw

Forced to hurry to meet a deadline. (Schedule)

Against the clock

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

Selling point

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

Big picture

Convinced of something. (Sales & Marketing)

Sold on (something)

Tender Loving Care (Sales & Marketing)

TLC

The boss; authority in general. (Leadership)

(The) Man

Under development; coming soon (Schedule)

In the works.

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

Ahead of the curve

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

Give someone the Old Heave-Ho

Decline, get worse. (Problems)

Head (go) south

Work very long hours. (Jobs)

Burn the candle at both ends.

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

Trial balloon

The last minute. (Schedule)

Eleventh hour

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

A penny saved is a penny earned.

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

In the pipeline

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

Price yourself out of the market

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

Pinch pennies

A difficult process. (Problems)

(An) Uphill climb

The ordinary members of an organisation. (Jobs)

Rank and file

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

Crunch the numbers

To be fired (Jobs)

Get the sack

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

All it's cracked up to be

Make the important decisions in an organisation. (Leadership)

call the shots

Working late into the night. (Schedule)

Burn the midnight oil