English idioms about work and business.
Idioms used at work, in business and across a career.
Idioms
- A good name is sooner lost than won
- Diligence is the mother of good luck
- Every man for himself
- One bad apple spoils the barrel
- Throw a sprat to catch a mackerel
- Carry coals to Newcastle
- Diamond cut diamond
- Good wine needs no bush
- Jack of all trades, master of none
- Never offer to teach fish to swim
- Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today
- When the cat's away, the mice will play
- The devil is in the detail
- First come, first served
- Keep your fingers on the pulse
- Have bigger fish to fry
- The upper hand
- Up to scratch
- Touch base
- Throw someone under the bus
- Talk shop
- Take a back seat
- Spread yourself too thin
- Put the cart before the horse
- Pull out all the stops
- Don't rock the boat
- Go the extra mile
- Hit the ground running
- Learn the ropes
- Hold all the cards
- Part and parcel
- Nip it in the bud
- Steal someone's thunder
- Back to square one
- Leave no stone unturned
- Cut to the chase
- Have your hands full
- Go back to the drawing board
- Sell like hot cakes
- A stitch in time saves nine
- Don't put all your eggs in one basket
- Strike while the iron is hot
- The ball is in your court
- Too many cooks spoil the broth
- A piece of cake
- Bite off more than you can chew
- Burn the midnight oil
- Call it a day
- Cut corners
- Easier said than done
- Get the ball rolling
- Kill two birds with one stone
- Many hands make light work
- Practice makes perfect