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an .......... and a leg:a lot of money EXAMPLE: Jack always flies business class to Asia. The plane tickets cost an ....... and a leg!

AMOUNT

ARM

a big success; a huge hit

Business

Blockbuster

.................up with a winner:to think up a very good idea

Cash

Come

(to) work .......... to the wire:to work until the last minute; to work until just before the deadline

DOWN

DOUBLE

(to) break .......... :to make neither a profit or a loss; the point at which revenues equal costs

EQUAL

EVEN

(to) ................... track a project:to make a project a high priority; to speed up the time frame of a project

FASTEN

FAST

(to) ..........wind of:to find out about something, often sensitive information

GIVE

GET

.................-baked idea:a stupid or impractical idea or suggestion

HAND

HALF

the .....................on the cake:an additional advantage; when one good thing happens, then another good thing happens along with it

ICING

ICE

.................for the record: let me make my opinion clear EXAMPLE: I know that everybody else likes the idea of using a bear for a mascot, but, .......... for the record, I think it's a lousy idea.

JUST

JUDGING

(to) make a ..............:to make a lot of money

KICK

KILLING

(to) ........... one's competitors:to make a product that is technologically superior to competitors' products

LEAPFROG

LOSE

......................the word:let's keep quiet about this; I agree not to tell anyone about this

mum's

mine's

(to) crunch the ...........:to perform financial calculations

NUMBERS

NOTES

(to) throw cold water .......... (an idea, a plan):to present reasons why something will not work; to discourage

OVER

ON

(to) ...........the plug:to put a stop to a project or initiative, usually because it's not going well;

PULL

PUT

.................... : to mention somebody's phrase.

QUIT

QUOTE

in the ...........:losing money; when expenses are greater than revenues

RED

RISK

nothing is set in ...........:nothing is decided yet; things can still be changed

STAND

STONE

(to) ........................... somebody's arm:to convince somebody; to talk somebody into doing something

TURN

TWIST

(to) beef ..... :to improve; to add to EXAMPLE: Leave plenty of extra time at the airport. Ever since they beefed ....... security, it takes a long time to get through the lines.

UP

UPON

CONTAINS THE V

back-of-the-..................... calculations:quick calculations; estimates using approximate numbers, instead of exact numbers

ENVIOUS

ENVELOPE

BELLS & ..............: extra product features, usually using the latest technologies; product features which are attractive, but not essential for the product to function

WHISTLES

WHIMS

CONTAINS THE X

To think outside the ........... : to think creatively; to think in a new and different way

Exam

Box

CONTAINS THE Y

(a) run for one's ......... :a strong competition

WAY

MONEY

CONTAINS Z

(to) generate lots of .....................:to cause many people to start talking about a product or service, usually in a positive way that increases sales

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JAZZ

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