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to call it a day
to stop working or doing something
cutting corners
doing something poorly in order to save time or money (shortcuts)
get your act together
work better (instruction)
get back to the drawing board
start over
on the ball
doing a good job. paying attention
under the weather
to be ill/feel sick
a perfect storm
the worst possible situation
bite off more than you can chew
take on a project (work) that you cannot finish
don't give up your day job
you're not very good at this
on thin ice
on probation. If you make another mistake, there will be trouble.
a snowball effect
events have momentum and build upon each other
above board
legal
bide you time
wait for something before acting
back against the wall
blank cheque
put up with
to tolerate
go ahead
proceed with something/ to start something
to look forward to
to anticipate/to be excited about something
take after
resemble somebody
break out in
to get spots on your face/body part
develop a skin condition
to get over something
to recover from something
leave to
give someone responsibility
cut back on
to reduce something
go over something
to review something
against all odds
very unlikely to happen