A

accord: 1. (in accord with) according to

His ideas were fully in accord with mine

managers should target goals in accord with the wishes of shareholders

things didn't happen quite in accord with expectations

2. (of one's own accord) voluntarily or without outside intervention

they left of their own accord

you acted of your own accord in handling company finances, which overstepped your responsibilities

All ears: I'm all ears to any suggestions

B

Bated breath

Bend over backwards

best of both worlds:

working in finance and marketing was the best of both worlds

Blur the line

Burn bridges

In the wake of

Make perfect the enemy of good

C

Cry a river: Oh cry me a river

D

dire straits

Die on a hill

Draw to a close: This livestream's gonna draw to a close

drop the ball: informal • north-american make a mistake; mishandle things

she really dropped the ball

F

fore and aft

Definition: front and rear (often for planes/ships)

Example: We've moored fore and aft

G

• Gold standard

• Grand scheme

- In the _grand scheme_ of things none of this really matters 

H

• Heart of hearts

• Hold a candle - Well, he still can't hold a candle to me, though

Horse in the race

Cave into your

Window of opportunity

Sling-shotting past

• Go under the knife

- Have surgery

Scare story

O

Out of your depth

F

Fabric of society

Fall of the wagon

Fan the flame

Force my hand

H

Hand in glove

Pulling out all the stops

On might of

L

last ditch

Leaps and Bounds

• Level headed

• Nigh on, - Nigh on impossible -

Play of on people's good nature

N

neck of the woods

nose to ttail

O

On the nose:

Definition: precise

P

Pay grade: Above my pay grade

Pray tell

Prim and Proper

Pounding sand

R

Radio silence

Rubbing elbows: rubbing elbows with the aristocracy

S

Same token: By the same token

Save for a few

Second to none

Silver lining

Silver spoon

Skin in the game

Swing of the needle

T

taint the wells

through the roof:

house prices are through the roof

toot ones horn

turn of the:

at the turn of the century

turn tail:

most would-be recruits turn tail and run when they're hit

V

Virtue of: By virtue of doing good you are undercutting someone doing bad

Nickel and diem you for profit

Stick to ones guns

keep you up to speed

On the money

Pull the wool over your eyes, include picture of matted sheep

shout from the rooftap

sinking ship

heres the who and heres the how

House of cards is collapsing

Rub feathers rub shoulders

sleight of hand sea leg ill fated Ill meet you point blank shoestring budget stonesthrow away

of the table sinking ship if they forced our hand Sink claws in put ones cards on the table robbing peter to pay paul pinpoint window dressing driving knife through my heart move the needle a bit throw lighht stinks to high heaven bury the lede good head on your shoulders- d strapped for cash you have a dog in thi fiight

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suspend disbelief o Or so the legend goes

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skin in the game, i dont have