Idioms

Question 1

24/7

Answer 1

24 hours a day, 7 days a week

Question 2

a tough break

Answer 2

something unfortunate happen

Question 3

ahead of the curve

Answer 3

more advanced than the compétition

Question 4

ahead of the pack

Answer 4

more successful than the compétition

Question 5

ASAP

Answer 5

as soon as possible

Question 6

at stake

Answer 6

at risk

Question 7

back to square one

Answer 7

start something over again

Question 8

back to the drawing board

Answer 8

go back to de planning stage of something

Question 9

backroom deal

Answer 9

decision made without the public knowing about it

Question 10

ballpark number

Answer 10

inexact estimate (de… à…)

Question 11

behind someone’s back

Answer 11

something without someone knowledge

Question 12

behind the scenes

Answer 12

what happen in secret

Question 13

big picture

Answer 13

everything that is involved with a particular situation

Question 14

blue collar

Answer 14

someone who work with his or her hand (manufacturing, construction…)

Question 15

by the book

Answer 15

do thing according to company policy or law, follow 100% the rule

Question 16

call it a day

Answer 16

décide to stop working for the day

Question 17

catch someone off guard

Answer 17

catch someone by doing something that he or she was not expecting

Question 18

cave

Answer 18

céder

Question 19

change of pace

Answer 19

something different from a normal routine

Question 20

come up short

Answer 20

truc to achieve something but fail

Question 21

corner à market

Answer 21

dominante à particular market

Question 22

cut corners

Answer 22

to take shortcuts find an easier or cheaper way to do something

Question 23

cut one’s losses

Answer 23

stop doing something that is unproductive and won’t generate results

Question 24

cut throat

Answer 24

describe something that is very intense

Question 25

diamond in the rock

Answer 25

vas à lot of potentiel but require a lot of work

Question 26

easy come easy go

Answer 26

gained easily, lost easily

Question 27

fifty-fifty

Answer 27

equally

Question 28

from the ground up

Answer 28

start from zero

Question 29

game plan

Answer 29

strategy

Question 30

get back in/into the swing of things

Answer 30

get used to doing something after you have hab a break from that activity (get back in the game)

Question 31

get down to business

Answer 31

get serious

Question 32

get something off the ground

Answer 32

start à project or business

Question 33

get the ball rolling

Answer 33

start something

Question 34

get/be on the good side of someone

Answer 34

of someone likes you

Question 35

get/have foot in the door

Answer 35

take a low-level position with the goal of getting a better position in the futur

Question 36

give someone a pat on the back

Answer 36

congratulation

Question 37

give someone the thumbs down

Answer 37

deny approval

Question 38

give someone the thumbs up

Answer 38

approve

Question 39

go broke

Answer 39

lose all the money a person or business had

Question 40

go down the drain

Answer 40

waste or lose something

Question 41

go the extra mile

Answer 41

to do more than what people expected from you

Question 42

go through the roof

Answer 42

increasing very quickly

Question 43

gray area

Answer 43

something undefined

Question 44

ground breaking

Answer 44

new and innovative

Question 45

hands are tied

Answer 45

not have any control over a situation

Question 46

have someone’s work cut out

Answer 46

difficult assignment

Question 47

hit the nail on the head

Answer 47

do or say something 100% correctly

Question 48

un a nutshell

Answer 48

in a few words

Question 49

in full swing

Answer 49

been completely started and that it is progressing or moving fast as it ever will

Question 50

in the black

Answer 50

making profit

Question 51

in the driver seat

Answer 51

to be in control

Question 52

in the red

Answer 52

are not profitable operating at a loss

Question 53

keep your eye on the ball

Answer 53

focus and concentrate on what to achieve

Question 54

last straw

Answer 54

the last annoyance wich cause someone to give up

Question 55

learn the ropes

Answer 55

learn the basics of something

Question 56

long shot

Answer 56

à very low probabilité of happening

Question 57

loophole

Answer 57

exception

Question 58

lose ground

Answer 58

lose some type of an advantage

Question 59

lose-lose situation

Answer 59

someone has to choose between various options and all the options are bad

Question 60

9 to 5

Answer 60

job during normal working hours

Question 61

no brainer

Answer 61

decision that is very obvious, easy to make

Question 62

no strings attached

Answer 62

given without expecting anything in return

Question 63

no time to lose

Answer 63

lot of pressure to complète something quickly

Question 64

not going to fly

Answer 64

is not gonna work

Question 65

off the top of one’s head

Answer 65

gives a response without thinking about it for a long time

Question 66

on a roll

Answer 66

several successes

Question 67

on the ball

Answer 67

be aware be alert of thing

Question 68

on the same page

Answer 68

agreement about something

Question 69

on top of something

Answer 69

to be in controle of a situation

Question 70

on your toes

Answer 70

to be alert

Question 71

out in the open

Answer 71

public knowledge not hidden from people

Question 72

out of the loop

Answer 72

not know something that a select group of people knows

Question 73

pink slip

Answer 73

tsey have been fire

Question 74

Play hardball

Answer 74

competitive in a cruel way

Question 75

put all someone’s eggs in on basket

Answer 75

relu on only one thing to bring you success