Business English

Go to person

Compelling

Trajectory

A dead duck

Walking papers

Sleeping partner

Sell ice to Eskimos

Red tape

Keep head above water

Hold the fort

Grease someone’s palm

Golden handshake

A slice of the pie

A foot in the door

Cash cow

Think outside the box

Not going to fly

When it rains it pours

Start off on the right foot

On the same page

Out on a limb

Don’t put all your eggs in one basket

Land on your feet

Take the bull by the horns

Hold your horses

Jump the gun

Throw in the towel

Miss the mark

To stay on your toes

Stab someone in the back

A chip on your shoulder

Raise the bar

Back to square one

Hit the nail on the head

Cut to the chase

Water under the bridge

Jump through hoops

Playing catch up

Rock the boat

Know when to cut your losses

Out of the blue

Resonate

Roadmap

Growth hacking

Multiplier effect

Cull

Long shot

Hackathon

Cajole

Autocratic

Avid