商用成語－Monica-caの生活543

keep his head above water勉強存活; 不負債

to stay alive, said of a business that remains viable, but just barely.
run aground 一敗塗地; 狀況百出

to meet with serious trouble.
up in the air 懸而未定
get the ax 突然終止; 突然遭解雇

to terminate or end something abruptly.
have an ax to grind (找人)算帳

someone is upset or unhappy with the actions of another, and plans to discuss the matter with them.
take a backseat退居幕後; 坐冷板訂凳

to be assigned a position of secondary importance, reclassified either permanently or terporarily

to a lower position.
ballyhoo 強力促銷

to create a lot of commotion, especially in the advertisement or introduction of a product, service or company.
drive a hard bargain處理棘手的談判

a skilled negotiator who usually successfully negotiates for his or her side. Any competitor

who, by skill, reason or simple stubbornness, wears down the other side to his own advantage.

batting a thousand 戰果輝煌

to do extremely well, to have a perfect record of success, although those with a nearly perfect success rate are also sometimes said to be batting a thousand.
beating the bushes 徹底搜尋

to perform a through search, or do whatever is necessary to create a list of useful business contacts, to do whatever may be necessary to find new contacts.
best of both worlds 魚與熊掌兼得
put your best foot forward 表現出最好的一面
best in show 佳作; 最佳展示
draw blood 言辭攻擊

a verbal assault that caues damage.
see which way the wind is blowing 探探風聲
boiler plate 應急方案
a bone to pick 有爭議要談
bone up 惡補
boner 出紕漏
low blow 犯規; 耍詐
bring to the table 談判籌碼
buck up 鼓勵打氣
buddy-buddy 友好夥伴
a shoestring budget 預算極少
buttonhole 攔下路人
call your shot 提出先見
prime candidate 當紅炸子雞
hole card 祕密武器
in the cards 早己註定
cash flow 現金週轉
chief cook and bottle washer 負責人
a new broom sweeps clean 新官上任三把火
clean house 大整頓
climbing the ladder 升遷
costs a mint 貴得離譜
count your chickens before they hatch 先打如意算盤
crack the whip 鞭策
dead wood 扶不起的阿斗
playing musical desks 調動工作崗位
iron out the details 解決細節問題
air out the dirty linen 揭發內幕
do-or-die 不成功，便成仁
out the door 外流
enough said 說夠了
extract a pund of salt 敲詐
fall for (attraction) 被吸引
fall for (tricked) 被騙
fend for himself 自己照顧自己
fender bender 小車禍
hold his feet to the fire 給予施壓
fly by night 走夜路(不值得信賴)
warm fuzzies溫情攻勢
give away the store 賠本生意
...a given 基本項
a give away 贈品
where are you going with this? 搞什麼鬼?
golden calf 金礦
groping for 慌亂尋找
a big gun 高手; 強棒
my gut tells me 馮直覺
..got a gut feeling 有個預感
gutter ball 壞球; 餿主意
in the gutter 直接出局
out of the gutter 擺脫糜爛; 重新振作
hat in hand 搖尾乞憐
a red herring 煙幕彈; 模糊焦點的事
eat your heart out 嫉妒吧
a hit 當紅炸子雞
hit the bottle 飲酒過量
hir or miss 不在乎; 無所謂
hit pay dirt 大爆冷門
hit and run 跑秀場
hit the silk 抽腿; 逃避
heavy hitter 強棒; 強打
when this hits the street 風聲走漏
hoist on his own petard 以其人之道還治其人
no host cocktails自費處理
skirting the issue在邊緣上打轉
jackass 笨蛋; 傻瓜
Jane Doe 無名氏(女)
John Doe無名氏(男)
John Q. Public 一般大眾
a square Jane 聖女貞德
a square John 柳下惠
he's a joke 肉腳
Are you Joshing me? 你在呼攏我嗎?
juice (energy)精力; 幹勁
juice(influence)影響力
jump on it 抓住機會
play for keeps 玩真的
a keeper 奇葩
put the kibosh on it 終止
kick it around 徹底的討論
killjoy 掃興的人; 煞風景
kiss my ass 閃邊
the kiss of death 自找死路
I didn't get kissed我沒有半點好處
...large再多好幾個零
larger than life 超級紅人
make lemonade 化腐朽為神奇
line up his ducks 沙盤推演
hold his liquor 酒品很好
I like the cut of his jib 欣賞這種調調
in the long run 長遠來看
loopholes漏酒
shake loose 漏餡兒
cut our losses, and move on 開源節流
a lost cause 註定失敗
lay low避風頭
it's (a real )Lulu 難搞; 棘手
make nice-nice表面融洽
marching orders 動員令
a mark 冤大頭
high water mark 創高標
fresh meat 新手
meeting of the minds 達成初步共識
a spoon full of sugar makes the medicine go down 有錢能使鬼推磨
a Milquetoast 膽小鬼
you read my mind正合我意
my money is on...我賭…會贏
muddy the waters 模糊焦點
name dropper 攀關係
if and when needed 有必要的話
it's nonnegotiable沒得談的
no ifs, ands or buts 沒有商量的餘地
rub his nose on it 翻舊帳
posting notice 公開宣告; 張貼公告
put on notice 表明意圖
off the ground 開始; 啟動
in the offing交易附屬品
out to lunch 魂不守舍
blow over 煙消雲散
overreach越級; 勉強
oxymoron 矛盾說法
paint with a wide bruch 草率處理
pan out 順利出爐
pay dirt 有利可圖
run it by my people 請示專家
pet peeve悲劇重演
pick fights只打會贏的戰
piggyback it蒙混過關
in the pink狀況良好
pissing into the wind 魯莽之舉
played out 過氣了; 榨榨了
playing five hundred ball 勝算打平
poor as church mouse窮光蛋
pound salt 一敗塗地
press the advantage 稱勝追擊
a big price tag 天文數字
a hefty price 天價
pricey 高價的
take no prisoners 緊急動員
I don't mean to pry 我不是要探聽
pry his jaws open 使出絕技
puffing 誇大
pushover 好好先生
field questions 接受質詢問答
quid pro quo以物易物
a rainmaker 金童
rained out 延期; 取消
rallying cry 精神訓話
riding high一帆風順
bundle of rights附加權利
hit the road 離開; 離職
run of the mill正規產品
run ragged 加緊趕工
broken field running 清場; 打頭陣
street savvy 生存本能
scarf up據為己有
see eye to eye 共識
got the shaft毀謗
shafted毀謗
sending mixed signals朝令夕改; 模糊不清
is my slip showing? (錯誤)有被發現嗎?
Mister Softy好好先生
song and dance 千篇一律
spitballing絞盡腦汁
spring it on him 給人驚喜
the squeaky wheel gets the grease 會吵的人有糖吃
stays in this room 嚴格守密
it's a stretch 新嘗試
strike the colors 退出; 放棄
strike a happy medium找到折衷方式
strike out(into new areas)進攻(新領域)
strike up the band 準備慶功
sunk 死定了
on life support岌岌可危
give him a taste給點顏色瞧瞧
test the waters顧客調查
markig time混時間
make time騰出時間
over the top反應過度
on track 照計畫進行
get sidetracked 偏離軌道
trim the fat減少開支
upset the applecart推翻現況
virgin territory處女地
wherewithal物資
what are you up to?最近還好吧?
Whip into the frenzy 激將法
the real why 肇事主因
work with me
wellspring
it's a zoo