Every Saturday I’ll give you a couple of idioms to learn. An idiom is a saying or phrase whose meaning cannot be taken from the literal meanings of the words.
strike while the iron is hot: take advantage of an opportunity while it presents itself.
Example:
Let’s have the prototype ready to go next week—we need to strike while the iron is hot.
in the red: in debt, owing or losing money.
Example:
We have to cut expenses further—this is the sixth month that our division is in the red.
Every Saturday I’ll give you a couple of idioms to learn. An idiom is a saying or phrase whose meaning cannot be taken from the literal meanings of the words.
across the board: a deal or situation that applies to everyone.
Example:
Sales were down for the third quarter in a row, so management implemented an across-the-board pay cut of 5%.
throw money at something: to spend excessive amounts of money in order to try to solve a problem.
Example:
That company can’t solve its PR problem by throwing money at it.
Every Saturday I’ll give you a couple of idioms to learn. An idiom is a saying or phrase whose meaning cannot be taken from the literal meanings of the words.
bottom out: to reach the worst possible point in a situation.
Example:
The stock market bottomed out several years ago, but our investments still haven’t recovered their previous value.
sweetheart deal: a special deal between two parties that has overly favorable terms.
Example:
The chairman of the board offered the CEO a sweetheart deal if he would take early retirement.
Every Saturday I’ll give you a couple of idioms to learn. An idiom is a saying or phrase whose meaning cannot be taken from the literal meanings of the words.
saddled with debt: owe a lot of money, carry a heavy debt burden.
Example:
The brothers became saddled with debt as they tried to keep their restaurant open.
run short: not have enough of something, especially money.
Example:
We ran short of grilled meat at the company picnic.
Across
1 Feeling sympathy (11)
5 Marmalade (3)
6 Frozen water (3)
8 Ninth month (9)
9 Can do (4)
10 Do (3)
12 Rural area (7)
13 Swine (3)
16 Well-to-do (4-3)
17 Gaze (4)
18 A word used for hypothetical situations (2)
19 Type of berry (10)
22 Graphite in a pencil (4)
23 Enterprise (8)
26 Opposite of “come” (2)
27 Earth that is mined for gold, silver, copper, etc. (3)
29 Division (10)
33 Part of the body (5)
34 Copy (12)
35 Not bottom (3)
36 Close (4)
37 Pit toilet (8)
Down
1 Heaven (3)
2 Communication (7)
3 What is smoked in a pipe, for example (7)
4 Distance around a circle (13)
5 Fruit spread (5)
7 Our planet (5)
11 Drying cloth (5)
13 Hurt (4)
14 Chalkboard (10)
15 A school for advanced education, especially in a particular profession or skill (7)
19 Facial hair (5)
20 Opposite of no (3)
21 Soap component (8)
24 Place (3)
25 Therefore (2)
28 Opposite of left (5)
30 Mistake (5)
31 Mate (5)
32 Utensil for grabbing something (5)
