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To earn a living for the family.
To bring home the __________
To bring home the bacon
The _____ line.
The bottom line.
An important person, a leader (usually about business).
A big ____
A big cheese
To be dismissed from your job.
To be _____
To be fired
To be very busy
To be _____ under
to be snowed under
To make certain that the amount of money spent is not more than the amount of money received.
To balance the ______
To balance the books
When expenses equal profits.
To ____ ____
To break even
To call potential customers without an appointment or previous contact.
To ___ call.
To cold call.
To receive a large payment or leaving a company.
A _____ handshake
A golden handshake.
to work very hard
to sweat _____
to sweat blood
A general financial figure.
"A ____ _____ figure"
A ball park figure.
A product or service that makes a lot of money for a company.
A ____ cow
A cash cow.
To modify financial statements and accounting formation, especially illegally.
To ____ the _____.
To cook the books
A person that is competent with many skills but is not outstanding in any particular one.
___ of all trades
Jack/Jill of all trades.
To work very hard
By the sweat of one's _____
by the sweat of one's brow
An accountant
A bean-counter
To be the person who is responsible or everything.
____ cook and ____ washer
Chief cook and bottle washer
To make someone work harder by threatening them.
To ____ the _____
To crack the whip
When you come extremely close to a dangerous or unpleasant situation or only just manage to avoid it.
A close _____
A close shave
To work really hard
To work your ______to the _____.
To work your fingers to the bone
A lot of trouble in an organization often resulting in someone losing their job.
____ on the _____.
Blood on the carpet
A job that has no chance of promotion or advancement.
A _____ _____ job.
A dead end job