I thought there was no fix to the software bug, but our programer pulled a rabbit our of his hat. Piece of cake, with our new software we’ll win this customer for sure. You only achieve such an amazing return on your investment once in a blue moon. They didn’t accept my application anymore. The CEO let the cat out of the bag about the company’s restructuring. I’ll leave no stone unturned until I find out who did this. Solve two problems at once / with one actionīy cycling to work I kill two birds with one stone. This new software is going to disrupt the market. I really disliked the product’s packaging. Judge someone or something based solely on appearance My final exam is coming up soon.Īctions or communications need more than one person I heard on the grapevine that our boss will be leaving us soon. Our company will go down in flames, if we don’t take these new startups seriously. I can’t check your results anyway, so I’ll give you the benefit of the doubt. I just can’t get my head around the fact that my boss is not giving me a raise.īelieve someone’s statement, without proof The meeting got out of hand and people started yelling at each other. The music my co-workers listen to at the office is driving me up the wall. With the deadline coming up and the project not being on track, the team worked right down to the wire to complete it on time. Something that ends at the last minute or last few seconds My parents always wanted me to become a lawyer, but I dug in my heels / stuck to my guns and started my own travel business. In an elevator pitch you don’t have much time. Leave out all the unnecessary details and just get to the point I already worked on the report the whole weekend. Give somebody a break/ not to judge somebody severely They really cut corners when they built this office. He shouldn’t have searched for the secret files. Get into an unpleasant situation by being inquisitive I’m not getting much sleep these days, because it’s crunch time at work. The period of time just before a project has to be completed and everyone has to work hard My new co-worker is constantly crying wolf. There’s no way to win back this customer. I couldn’t care less what my new co-workers think of me. Have a total lack of interest in something
#Idiomatic expressions skin#
I hadn’t studied much, but passed the test by the skin of my teeth. You only just succeeded and nearly failed
I’ve never seen such a powerful software. You are never going to finish the presentation on time. Our company is bending over backwards to satisfy our customers. I hope, he’ll propose soon.Īvoid the main topic or not speak directly about the issueĭon’t beat around the bush! We can have an open discussion here.ĭo whatever it takes to help. I’m not responsible for this mess! You are barking up the wrong tree.ĭonald is such a good catch. Look in the wrong place or accuse the wrong person It is up to somebody to make the next decision or step Why are you staring at the sky? A penny for your thoughts! When you want to know what somebody is thinking Whenever something is done to make a bad situation even worse than it isĭon’t mention the product delay in the meeting. I am going to work for an NGO in Africa fighting climate change. It’s better to actually do something than just talk about it You’ll see, it’s a piece of cake! IDIOMĪ very small part or insignificant amount of something big or wholeĪ donation of 100,000 dollars is just a drop in the ocean compared to the millions that need to be spent. So, to make a long story short: Step up your game (it’s crunch time!) and blow everybody away with your newly acquired knowledge of idioms. When talking to native speakers, you will learn that English provides you with an amazing range and variety of idioms and English-speakers love to resort to them whenever they can. Idioms give language its character and in many situations, there is no better way of communicating something then using an idiom.
#Idiomatic expressions how to#
There is no better way of sounding like a native English-speaker then knowing, when and how to use an idiom. In this blog post, we want to pick up on the topic of idioms once again. In our last blog post, we pointed out the importance of idioms in a business setting by presenting a compilation of 50 widely used business idioms.
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