to think in english is a way to express a difficult meaning with a simple word or phase.
1. spill the beans - reveal secret deliberately or unintentionally.
2. get the ball rolling - start doing it, take action.
3. pull an all-nighter - study or work all night without getting any sleep.
4. hot under the collar - angry, indignant.
5. keep one's fingers crossed - hope for the best.
6. stick to one's guns - maintain one's position, refuse to change one's opinions, actions.
7. have one's hands full - be extremely busy.
8. close one's eyes to something - ignore something bad and pretend it is not happening.
9. do a bang-up job - do a very good job; do very well at something.
10. get one's teeth into something - deal with something or become involved in something with great energy and enthusiasm.
11. a hard nut to crack - a problem that is very difficult to solve or a person who is very difficult to understand.
a number of employees were absent last week. it was a hard nut for the manager to crack.
12. a bad egg - bad person, someone a person who cannot be trusted.
that sales person is a bad egg. don't believe anything he says.
13. on the dot - exactly at the stated or expected time.
don't be late, the meeting starts at nine o'clock on the dot.
14. put all one's eggs in one basket - depend for your success on a single person or plan of action.
fund managers always tell us not to put all your eggs in one basket.
15. have one's eye on - to have seen something that you want and that you intend to get.
peter had his eye on the manager position before i joined the company.
16. cut corners - to do something in the easiest, quickest, or cheapest way, often harming the quality of your work.
we have had to cut a few corners to get your annual leave application ready on time.
17. like a cat on hot bricks - nervous and unable to keep still.
a: “your boss is like a cat on hot bricks today. what's wrong?”
b: “he has been waiting for an important phone call all day.”
18. busy bee - very busy or very active.
a: “i was working till midnight everyday for the past month to finish up the proposal.”
b: “you've been a busy bee!”
19. get out of bed on the wrong side - in a bad mood and is easily annoyed all day.
what's the matter with your boss today? did he get out of bed on the wrong side?
20. on the rocks - bankrupt.
the company looked to be on the rocks in 1992 but made a remarkable recovery in recent years.