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Definition: To look like someone
The spitting image
a person who is unusually intelligent, clever, or successful; especially at an early age
Whiz kid
When you deceive people you...
Pull the wool over their eyes
Definition: Closing the business
Closing up shop
A: I think Alex wants to fight you.
B: Alex?! Ha, Alex weighs like 85 pounds, I could _____ Alex ______ ______________.
Eat (Alex) for breakfast
A:Look at him. He's so HOT! I wonder if he'd be interested in us?
B: That guy is a 10 and we're more like a 4's, he wouldn't even look at us.
A: You're right he _______ _______ ______ ______ ______ _____ _______.
Wouldn't give us the time of day
A: Hey, did you see Amy reading that huge book?
B:Yea, I didn't know she liked to read.
A: She's got brains and beauty. I guess she's _____ _____ _____ _____ ______.
Not just a pretty face
Making money for oneself in a dishonest way
Lining your own pockets
A person who is in the highest position in an industry is ...
At the top of the ladder
Definition: A crime committed by someone with the organization that was affected by the crime.
A bank employee robs the bank he works at is an example of an ________ _______
Inside Job
To know important or influential people
Have friends in high places
A: Wow you're a single mom of three kids AND your getting your Master's degree AND you run a restaurant! I love myself too much to do all that work, you must be a ______ _____ _________.
Glutton for punishment
A: Hey Bob, I heard you went to prison, what did you do?
B: My friends and I tried to rob a bank.
A: that's Crazy! Maybe you should stay on the _________ ______ _______ from now on.
B: Yea I don't want to be in any more trouble.
Straight and narrow
If your business failed it went...
Belly up
Intentionally wearing clothing to attract attention and admiration
Dressed to kill
A person who has similar characteristics to one of their parents or an older family member is a...
A real chip off the old block
A: If you want to be confident you have to dress confident. You must ____ _____ _____ in order to show people you are a capable person.
B: I'm so nervous, what if I fail?
A: You are too _____ ______. Relax, everything will be fine.
1: Look the part
2: High strung
1: Doing something secretly or illegally is doing something...
2: When a judge wants to punish someone as severely as possible they...
1: Under the table
2: Throw the book at
Also known as a silent _________, this person doesn't take an active role in management.
a sleeping partner
A lover from the past is an ______ ________
Old Flame
1:When you have known each other for a long time you...
2: When you have gone through good and bad situations together you have gone...
1: Go back a long way
2: Through thick and thin
1:Extremely Attractive
2:Good looking
1: Drop dead gorgeous
2: Easy on the eyes
1: Informal word for police
2: Suggesting that the police have far reaching powers
1: The boys in blue
2: The long arm of the law
Tim: Don't you hate doing the same work every day? I'm exhausted.
John: Well, to be successful in this _______ ________ you must compete with the people around you.
Tim: I feel like I can't progress any further in my career. I've hit a _________ _________.
John: Well, you could always quit and find a new job. Maybe start from the beginning, Just so you can get ________ ________ _______ _______ _______.
1. Rat Race
2:Glass Ceiling
3: (Get) your foot in the door
Two Different Chapters
1: Someone with unpredictable behavior is a ______ _______
2:When someone tricks you they take you ____ ____ _____
1: Loose cannon
2: (Take you) for a ride