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to figure something out
to understand or solve something
To learn the ropes
To learn or understand the basic details of how to do or perform a job, task, or activity.
To leave or go away
To look forward to something
to feel pleased and excited about something that is going to happen
the last straw
the latest problem in a series of problems, that makes a situation impossible to accept:
To bring about something
to cause something to happen
to tighten up something
to make a rule, system, or law stronger and more difficult to avoid or ignore:
to put up with something/somebody
to tolerate or endure something/somebody without complaining
to throw a party
to have or host a special gathering in celebration (host a party)
to work for peanuts
to work for very little money
to take over
to start doing a job or being responsible for something that another person did or had responsibility for before:
to cut corners
to take shortcuts, to economise on time, money, materials or effort, perhaps unwisely to do something in a cheap and easy way.
to have a full plate
to have something, usually a large amount of important work, to deal with:
to beat around the bush
to avoid talking about what is important
to get through something
to deal with a difficult or unpleasant experience, or to help someone do this:
to weather the storm
to deal with a very difficult problem without being harmed or damaged too much
to get ahead
To progress or advance in some aspect of life, to be successful
to turn something around
To cause someone or something to begin being successful or favorable after a period of decline (to change in a positive direction)
to give something a once over
to look at and examine something quickly
to put in one's two cents about something
to give your opinion about something, especially when it was not asked for (or wanted)
it's in the bag
to be certain something will be achieved or accomplished
an uphill battle
A task that is very difficult from the beginning and continues to be challenging.
to bite off more than you can chew
to take on more responsibility than you can handle or manage
(trying to do something which may be too difficult for you)
to go belly up
to fail completely,
If a company or plan goes belly up, it goes bankrupt.
a blessing in disguise
something that seems bad or unlucky at first, but results in something good happening later.
(e.g., Losing that job turned out to be a blessing in disguise for him as it forced him to start a business.)