Business Idioms
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Meaning: to neither gain nor lose money in a deal or business.
Example: Despite our best efforts, the restaurant only managed to break even last month. Read more ➺
Meaning: having a large amount of money; being very wealthy.
Example: Ever since he sold his startup, he's been rolling in dough. Read more ➺
Meaning: a consistently profitable business or product that requires minimal effort.
Example: Despite its age, the software continued to be a cash cow, generating immense revenue without any major updates. Read more ➺
Meaning: an elaborate exhibition or presentation.
Example: The company denied spending on the dog and pony shows. Read more ➺
Meaning: Refers to a person skilled in many different kinds of work but not necessarily an expert in any one.
Example: As a jack of all trades, she fixes computers, paints walls, and bakes cakes for her family. Read more ➺
Meaning: not valuable or worth anything.
Example: Freedom fighters are at a discount in present politics. Read more ➺
Meaning: undertaking an impossible chore or task.
Example: Keep it to three to four actionable categories rather than trying to boil the ocean. Read more ➺
Meaning: Rewards, progress or other good results with little or no effort.
Example: The problem is that the working class perpetually has to struggle to get by, whereas the rich continually have access to easy money. Read more ➺
Meaning: to do something that you should not be doing
Example: You have no business discussing my personal life with your friends. Read more ➺
Meaning: to look into your own matter
Example: I would like you to mind your own business and stop telling me what to do. Read more ➺
