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Twist their arms?

We force them, we keep putting pressure on them – sometimes to the point of hurting them. 2013-12-10 13:04

Dropping the ball?

If someone drops the ball, he makes a small mistake which may prove very costly. 2013-12-06 13:47

Entrenched interests?

Entrenched interests are resistant to change because they’ve gained the most from the status quo. 2013-12-03 11:59

Blind spot?

If we say somebody has a blind spot about something, we mean to say they cannot see it. 2013-11-29 13:51

Slash and burn?

When a person’s style of managing people is described as “slash and burn”, he doesn’t care about how people feel. 2013-11-26 10:30

Looking over your shoulder?

You look over your shoulder for any sign of threat or danger. 2013-11-22 11:53

Low-hanging fruit?

The low-hanging fruit are, needless to say, the easiest and pick. 2013-11-19 12:12

Gone like hot cakes?

“Hot cakes” is an American idiom, representing a commodity that’s popular and easy to sell. 2013-11-15 11:34

Save the day?

To save the day means to prevent sth. bad from happening or to prevent sth. bad from getting even worse. 2013-11-12 13:14

Meeting them half way?

A willingness to meet with your opponent half way simply means that you're very willing to negotiate and make compromises. 2013-11-08 13:58

Repealing Obamacare is a nonstarter?

If someone's proposal is deemed a nonstarter, it is not very good. 2013-11-05 13:22

Step on your toes?

If someone's words step on our toes, they can hurt our feelings real bad. 2013-11-01 11:38

Crying wolf?

Crying wolf has become synonymous with anyone raising a false alarm, especially to attract attention. 2013-10-29 11:50

什么是“幸运小姐”（Lady Luck）？

Lady Luck stands for good fortune, the chance of something good happening to you. 2013-10-25 10:00

Won’t break the bank?

If you have to break your piggy bank to buy something, then it is perhaps too expensive. 2013-10-22 11:28

Can’t shoot straight?

If someone can't shoot straight with sth. they say, then they don't know what they're talking about. 2013-10-18 11:39

Having a ball?

People said they had a ball when they meant to say they had a good, exciting time. 2013-10-15 13:44

Job lock?

Job lock refers to the situation where you are stuck with your current job. 2013-10-11 11:33

Crash diet?

That’s essentially what “going on a crash diet straight afterwards” means really. 2013-09-27 10:58

Basket case

In other words, Thatcherism prevented the teetering British economy from total collapse. 2013-09-24 13:07

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