VOCABS 4.5 - 7 Copernicus

draw the line at (something)

refuse to behave in a certain way because you believe it is wrong

a kick in the teeth

an insult or an unfair act

a stumbling block

an obstacle

open ended

having no planned ending, can be developed in many ways

state-of-the-art

most modern, most technically advanced

a kick in the teeth

an insult or an unfair act

knows what's what

an expert

the brains behind

the most intelligent person in the company

mine of information

a rich source of information

grey matter

intelligence, brains

nobody's fool

is very clever

gift of the gab

talks well and persuasively

can't make head or tail

can't understand

in the same boat

means sharing a similar situation or predicament with others

cut to the chase

been talking too long and needs to get to the point

face the music

to deal with the reality of a situation and accepts all the consequences

eyeball it

estimate an amount of something based on how it looks

spill the beans

to accidentally or prematurely give out information that's supposed to be kept a secret

nip something in the bud

to stop a bad situation from becoming worse by taking action at an early age of its development

barking up the wrong tree

efforts have been put into something that won't produce the deserved outcome