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• an ace up your sleeve

• If you have an ace up your sleeve, it means that you have something in reserve with

which you can gain an advantage.秘藏的王牌；应急的妙计；锦囊妙计

• 2. A blank cheque

• If you give someone a blank cheque, you authorize them to do what they think is best in

a difficult situation.给予某人全权, 让某人便宜行事

• "Tom was given a blank cheque and told to negotiate the best deal possible."

• 3. Above board

• If a situation or business is described as above board, it is open, honest and legal.光明正大，诚信公开

• “There are no secret negotiations. Our dealings have always been above board.”

• 4. Get down to brass tacks

• People who get down to brass tacks start to discuss and deal with the practical details of

something.开门见山，讨论实质问题

• "It was decided to get down to brass tacks and discuss the cost of the project."

• 5. Pass the buck

• If you say that someone is passing the buck, you are accusing them of not taking

responsibility for a problem and expecting someone else to handle it.踢皮球，推卸责任

• 6. A cash cow

• A product or service which is a regular source of income for a company is called a cash

cow.

摇钱树，利润丰厚的项目

• "His latest invention turned out to be a real cash cow."

• 7. Make cold calls

• If you make cold calls, you telephone potential customers from a list of people you do not

know.做电话推销

• 8. Corner a market

• If a company dominates an area of business, and leaves no room for competition, it is said

to have cornered the market.垄断市场

• 9. Dead wood

• The term dead wood refers to people or things which are no longer considered useful or

necessary. 无用的人或物

• "The management wants to reduce costs by cutting out the dead wood."

• 10. Dog eat dog

• This expression refers to intense competition and rivalry in pursuit of one‘s own interests,

with no concern for morality.人吃人,各人顾各人;残酷无情的竞争

• "The business world is tough today. There's a general dog-eat-dog attitude."

• 11. In the doldrums

• To say that a person, a business or the economy in general is in the doldrums means that

the situation is gloomy and that nothing new is happening. (经济, 商业等)无生气, 停滞不前

• "Despite the recent measures, the economy remains in the doldrums."

• 12. If you have all your eggs in one basket, you depend on one plan or one source of

income.孤注一掷

• “If you invest your savings in one bank, you„ll have all your eggs in one basket.”

• 13. Fiddling while Rome burns

• If you say that somebody is fiddling while Rome burns, you mean that they are doing

unimportant things while there are serious problems to be dealt with要处理存在严重问题的时候，在做不重要的事情

• 14. Get the show on the road

• If you manage to put a plan or idea into action, you get the show on the road.开始做，着手做，开始创业

• 15. Golden handcuffs

• The term golden handcuffs refers to a large sum of money or a generous financial

arrangement granted to an executive as an incentive to stay in their job, or to ensure

long-term cooperation after their departure.金手铐:诱人安于现职而不他觅高就的一大笔津贴或其他福利

• 16. One hand washes the other有来有往; 互相利用

• 17. Knuckle down to something

• If someone knuckles down to something, they start to work on it seriously.忙于做某事,认真做某事

• "If you want to succeed, you'll have to knuckle down to some serious work."

• 18. Learn the hard way

• If you learn the hard way, you learn through your own experience, good and bad,

rather than from the advice or guidance of others.通过艰难困苦而学到，吃一堑，长一智

• "His refusal to accept any help meant that he had to learn the hard way."

• 19. let me bounce this off you

• You say this when you present an idea or plan to someone in order to test their

reaction or obtain feedback.和某人谈论想法，并听取某人的意见

• "I think I've found a way of making money. Let me bounce this off you."

• 20. Golden parachute

• A golden parachute is a clause in an executive‘s employment contract stating that

the executive will receive certain large benefits if their employment is terminated.

金色降落伞：商工业高级管理人员就业时跟公司签订的有利条件(如因公司与人合并等原因而须离职时,可以拿到甚为优厚报酬)

• 21. Pay Lip Service

• If you pay lip service to an idea or cause, you give verbal support or approval but

fail to actually do anything. 敷衍，嘴上说的好听