unit 7,8,9

do away with

get rid of

spot on

perfectly correct

get your wires crossed

become confused about what sh is saying because you think they are talking abt sth else

light years ahead

a long way ahead of others

push the panic button

become frightened or worried

not rocket science

not difficult to understand

spiral out of control

quickly out of control

lay the foundations

provide the conditions that will make it possible for sth to be successful

enquiring mind

sb with an enquiring mind is interested in finding out more about everything

pave the way

create the conditions for sth to continue

take the bull by the horns

deal with a difficult problem bravely

bring to mind

remind you of sth

cover one’s costs

pay for the cost of running sth

be made redundant

lose your job bcz there is no more work for you

let alone

used after saying sth to emphasise that because the first thing is not true, the text thing cannot be true either

chip in

when reach person in a group chips in, they give a little money so that they can buy sth together

fork out

spend a lot of money on sth, usually reluctantly

put down (a deposit)

pay part of the cost of sth

set sb back

cost sb a large amount of money

splash out

spend a lot of money on sth

make a fortune

make a lot of money

make a loss

if a bussiness makes a loss, it spends more that it earns

get one’s money’s worth

get good value for your money.

for my money

in my opinion.

make a profit

earn money from a business or work

get one’s money’s worth

get good value for your money.

throw money at

try to solve a problem by spending money on it.

throw money around

spend money carelessly.

tighten one’s belt

spend less money because you have less than you used to.

line one’s pockets

make money dishonestly.

have deep pockets

be very rich.

do sth on a shoestring

do something with very little money.

in the region of

approximately

fall behind

fail to pay sb money that you owe them on time

make ends meet

have only just enough money to buy what you need

have money to burn

have more money than you need

make a killing

make a large profit

abject poverty

condition of being terribly poo

filthy rich

extremely wealthy

dirt cheap

costing very little money

at the expense of

If you do sth at the expense sb/sth, you do sth that could harm them.

cost an arm and a leg

be extremely expensive

courtesy of sb

kindly provided by

under new management

being controlled by a new boss or company

by heart

If you know sth by heart, you remember all of it.

change one’s tune

start to express a different opinion after sth has happened

face the music

accept the consequences of bad actions

sell sth for a song

sell sth very cheaply

music to one’s ears

If sb’s words are music to your ears, they make you very happy

blow one’s own trumpet

boast about your achievements

sing like a canary

confess everything (to the police)

sing sb’s praises

express admiration for sb

make a song and dance about sth

make a big deal about sth that is not important

make a big deal out of sth

make sth seem more important than it really is