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allinthesameboatanddecidedtoworkcooperativelywithoneanother.

Armedtotheteeth

equippedwitheverythingoneneedsforaction

Theworriedcompanypresidenthadfullfinancialstatements,salesreports,newproductideas,lettersofpraisefrommajorcustomers,andproposalsforincreasedgrowthwhenhearrivedtomakehisannualreporttothehostileboardofdirectors;

hewasarmedtotheteeth.

avantgarde

Verymoderninstyle;

possiblyexperimentalorself-consciouslyartistic

FRENCHmilitaryterm“forwardguard,”soldierswholeadanattack

TheyoungemployeesoftheNewYorkadvertisingagencyalways

woredramatic,avantgardeclothingsotheirclientswouldthinkthey

weremodernandknowledgeableaboutpopulartrends.

backtosquareone

Anexpressionusedtomeanthatitisnecessarytostopwhateverone

hasdoneonanewprojectandtostartagaincompletely.

Whenourexperimentaldesignforanewsolarautomobilefailedtotallyonthefirstdayoftesting,ourengineeringdepartmentknewitwasbacktosquareone.

bagoftricks

Thetotalskills,knowledge,andoftensecretabilitiesthatapersonhas（atraditionalreferencetoamagician'

sbag）.

Tobeasuccessfulintoday'

scompetitivebusinessenvironment,anexecutivehastouseeverythinginhisbagoftricks.

blowoffsteam

（verbphrase）

toreleasefrustrationorangerthathasbeenbuildingup;

alsotocelebrateordosomethinginaloudornoisyway

Afteraweekofnegotiationswiththeunion,theworkersdecidedtohaveapartyandblowoffsteam.

bluechip

（adj.）

atypeofstockhighlyvaluesdforitslongrecordofsteadyorlongtermearnings;

alsoavaluableproperty

Theinvestorbought100sharesofstockinabluechipcompany.

boneofcontention

（noun）

adisagreement,dispute,orargumentaboutsomething;

astrongdifferenceofopinion;

aconflict

Aboneofcontentionwasthedivisionofpowersbetweenthenationalandprovincialgovernments.

brandx

amarketingclassificationdescribingaproductthatdoesn'

thaveahighlyvisibleorrecognizednamelikeawell-knownproductor"

brandname"

Itwasdecidedtobuybrandxbecauseitwaslessexpensive.

breadandbutter

theprimaryorleadingmeansoffinancialsupport,existence,orsurvival

Bicyclemanufacturingprovidesthecompany'

sbreadandbutter.

20/20hindsight

Beingabletoseehasalreadyhappened;

ascontrastedwithbeingabletoseewhatwillhappeninthefuture.（HUMOROUS,USUALLYSARCASTIC）

“Whenmypompousbrother-in-lawtoldmeallthebusinessmistakesImadelastyear,Icomplimentedhimonhis20/20hindsight.”

24/7

Referencetoanybusinessservicethatisoffered24hoursaday,7daysaweek

“Mostwebhostingcompaniesprovide24/7technicalsupporttotheirclients,soclientscanbeconfidentthatanyemergencyatanytimecanbehandledpromptly.”

Acaptainofindustry

Animportantbusinessexecutivewhoisaninfluentialleader.SOMETIMESHUMOROUS

“Whenthemayorbeganeatinglunchhereregularly,ourdowntownrestaurantbecamepopularwiththecity'

smostillustriouscaptainsofindustry.”

afairshake

Areasonablechancetosucceed.

“Althoughhewasalittleloudandvain,whichtroubledallofusabit,wedecidedtogivethenewemployeeafairshakebeforecriticizinghisbehavior.”

afarcryfrom

Agreatdistancefrom（OFTENFIGURATIVE）

“Afterreadingtheresort'

scolorfulbrochurewehadexpectedaluxuryhotel,buttheshabbyoldhotelwasafarcryfromourexpectations.”

burnthemidnightoil

toworkhardverylateintothenight--andasifworkingonlybythelightofanoillamp

"

Themanagerhadsomuchworkpilinguponherdesksheknewshewasgoingtohavetoburnthemidnightoiltofinishit."

businessispickingup

businessisincreasing,gettingbetterafteraslowsalesperiodasmoreorders,products,orservicesarenowbeingsold

Afterayearofpoorsales,theautomobileindustryisreceivingmanyordersforitsnewcars,andalltheemployeesarehappytoseethatbusinessispickingup."

creamofthecrop

thebest,verybest,orbesteverofsomething--thetopchoiceorpick

Attheartauction,VanGogh'

spaintingswereconsideredtobethecreamofthecropandreceivedthehighestbids."

cutanddried

inaccordanceoragreementwithastandardformula,exactmethod,guidelines