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I'm tired. Let's pack it in for the day.
[to pack it in] to quit
He had big plans to open a new business, but things didn't pan out.
to pan out -to turn out all right
Laptop computers are all the rage these days.
rage- [all the rage] popular
Don't expect the magazine to attack any of our sacred cows.
a sacred cow -any individual or organization that is above criticism
We arrived so late that we saw only the tail end of the movie.
the tail end - the end part
This new weapon really packs a punch.
This new weapon really packs a wallop.
[to pack a wallop/punch] to carry or have a large amount of power
It's par for the course for new trainees to feel scared on the first day.
par for the course - typical for the situation
The employees raised a stink when they were asked to work late.
[to raise a stink] to complain or protest strongly; to cause a disturbance
Alma gets saddled with most of the problems in this office.
saddled with -responsible for
That sergeant is tailor-made for this mission.
tailor-made -exactly right for a certain person, place, situation, etc.
Chris finally left home to paddle his own canoe in Chicago.
to paddle one's own canoe- to work without help; to earn one's own living; to support oneself
Lately, Mike's reports are poorly written and haven't been passing muster.
[to pass muster] to be satisfactory; to be acceptable in accordance with some standard(s)
When the boss hears about this problem, she'll raise the roof.
[to raise the roof] to complain vigorously; to become angry
Marcella considers her friend Stephanie to be the salt of the earth.
[the salt of the earth] the best of people
I don't like to be in meetings with Melissa when she goes off on a wild tangent about something.
a tangent- [to go off on a tangent] to start talking about something unrelated to the topic at hand
My brother can be a pain in the neck when he takes my books without permission.
a pain in the neck - someone or something extremely disagreeable or unpleasant
Ivan always passes the buck to another manager whenever he has difficulties in the office.
[to pass the buck] to pass a problem or responsibility to another instead of taking care of it oneself
Hal was raked over the coals for being late.
[to rake over the coals] to reprimand severely; to scold
Ignore him. You can take what he says with a grain of salt.
[to take something with a grain of salt] to not pay much attention to something
No one wants to tangle with that drill sergeant.
to tangle with - to argue or fight with someone
Anthony has explained the very simple plan three different times to you. Do you also need me to paint a picture?
paint- 1. [to paint a picture] to explain in more minute detail, usually said sarcastically
I hear they're going to put Mr. Smith out to pasture next month.
[to put out to pasture] to force into retirement, like what you might do with an aging racehorse
The concert promoter was getting a rake-off of about I 5%.
[a rake-off] a share or amount taken illegally
He was embarrassed by the incident and tried unsuccessfully to save face.
[to save face] to keep one's dignity or prestige after a setback
The studio thought their latest film would be a blockbuster, but it tanked completely its first weekend in wide release.
to tank - to fail totally and rapidly