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Business idioms
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Vocab & Business Idioms
Money Idioms
100

What is a naysayer?

a person who habitually expresses negative or pessimistic views

100

What does take the leap mean?

to go for something

100

What does defuse mean?

reduce danger or tension

100

What does make a fuss mean?

to become angry and complain

100

What does sticky fingers mean?

stealing things

200

What does refine mean?

to improve

200

What does all hands on deck mean?

everyone must work together because they have a lot of work to do

200

What does ignorance mean?

lack of knowledge or information

200

What are stress-relieving practices?

ways to reduce stress (exercise, eat well, sleep well, take a break etc.)

200

What does rags to riches mean?

poor to rich

300

What is a driver?

one that provides impulse or motivation

300

What does cut bait mean?

give up on something

300

What does cheery mean?

happy and optimistic

300

What are cons?

disadvantages 

300

What does in the black mean?

turning a profit/not in debt

400

What does madden mean?

make someone extremely irritated or annoyed

400

What does touch base mean?

to contact someone

400

What does disgruntled mean?

angry or dissatisfied 

400

What does tenacity mean?

persistence

400

What does pour money down the drain mean?

waste money

500

What does scratch an itch mean?

to satisfy a desire

500

What does on a shoestring mean?

with a very small amount of money

500

What does perspective mean?

point of view

500

What does indifferent mean?

not caring one way or the other

500

What does take a beating mean?

lose money

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