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burn the midnight oil (verb phrase) to work hard very late into the night--and as if working only by the light of an oil lamp EXAMPLE: "Th...
a far cry from A great distance from (OFTEN FIGURATIVE) EXAMPLE: “After reading the resort’s colorful brochure we had expected a luxury hotel, but the shabby old hotel was a far cry from our expectations.”
a fair shake A reasonable chance to succeed. EXAMPLE: “Although he was a little loud and vain, which troubled all of us a bit, we decided to give the new employee a fair shake before criticizing his behavior.”
A captain of industry An important business executive who is an influential leader. SOMETIMES HUMOROUS EXAMPLE: “When the mayor began eating lun...
24/7 Reference to any business service that is offered 24 hours a day, 7 days a week EXAMPLE: “Most web hosting companies provide 24/7 techni...
hindsight Being able to see has already happened; as contrasted with being able to see what will happen in the future. (HUMOROUS, USUALLY SARCASTIC...
bread and butter (noun) the primary or leading means of financial support, existence, or survival EXAMPLE: Bicycle manufacturing provides the company's bread and butter.
brand x a marketing classification describing a product that doesn't have a highly visible or recognized name like a well-known product or "brand name" EXAMPLE: It was decided to buy brand x because it was less expensive.
bone of contention (noun) a disagreement, dispute, or argument about something; a strong difference of opinion; a conflict EXAMPLE: A bone of contention was the division of powers between the national and provincial governments.
blue chip (adj.) a type of stock highly valuesd for its long record of steady or long term earnings; also a valuable property EXAMPLE: The investor bought 100 shares of stock in a blue chip company.
bag of tricks The total skills, knowledge, and often secret abilities that a person has (a traditional reference to a magician’s bag). EXAMPLE: ...
back to square one An expression used to mean that it is necessary to stop whatever one has done on a new project and to start again completely...
avant garde Very modern in style; possibly experimental or self-consciously artistic FRENCH military term “forward guard,” soldiers who lead an at...
Armed to the teeth equipped with everything one needs for action EXAMPLE: The worried company president had full financial statements, sales repor...
all in the same boat to be sharing the same difficult circumstances, often with others who would normally be competitors EXAMPLE: When bad wea...
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