to clock = earn sg., achieve sg.

a race against the clock = do sg. in a hurry

round the clock = 24 hours a day

The clock is ticking = hurry up!

clock watcher = impatiently waiting for sg. to be over

stop someone’s clock = kill sb.

beat the clock = do sg. before deadline

against the clock = in a race with time

clock sb. in = record someone’s arrival

clean someone’s clock = beat sb. up completely

turn back the clock = bring back the old times

stop the clock = suspend the deadline

not worth a dime = low value

feel like a million dollars = feel wonderful

put in one’s two cents = to comment

the other side of the coin = a different aspect of the situation

make ends meet = make and spend equal amounts of money

cash in one’s chips = sell sg. to get money

have deep pockets = have a lot of money

golden handhake = a lot of money when one retires or leaves the company

be hard up = have a very little money

loan shark = a person who gives loan at a high interest rate

strapped for cash = be in short of money

give sb. a blank check = let sb. do as he/she wishes

get by = have just enough money

save up = collect money

cut back on = spend less money on sg.

splash out on = spend freely

chip in = contribute with some money

pay back = return money that you owe

rip someone off = charge someone too much money

cough up = give money hard

skimp on = save money too hard

beat down = haggle / bargain with the seller

kick out = expel

drop out of school = leave before finishing school

put sb. through sg. = pay for sbody’s education

read over/ go over = review

catch up on = do extra work to perform as well as the others

put off = delay

fall behind = make less progress than the others

hand in = submit

hand out = distribute

read up on = learn about sb. by reading a lot

make up (an excuse) = invent a story that is not true

brush up on = practice to improve on one’s knowledge

sign up for = register

show up = arrive

make up = do at a later date than originally planned

go over = check carefully

be into = be interested in an active way

every dog has its day = everyone gets a chance

fall flat = fail completely and badly

go to the dogs = fail badly

go up in smoke = be wasted

hold all the aces = be in a controlling position

bring the house down = entertain people very successfully

let sg. slip through one’s fingers = waste an opportunity to achieve sg.

come a long way = make a lot of progress

be on the pig’s back = be happy and content

have the world at one’s feet = be extremely popular and admired

close but no cigar = not exactly what you hoped for

cut one’s own throat = cause serious harm for oneself

turn over = change the position of your body

come around = change one’s position on sg.

shape up = take form

turn into = change into sg.

get used to = become familiar with

make up for = compensate for sg.

fall back = get back to worse

catch up = get to the same level with sb.

talk into = persuade

win over = persuade sb. to agree with you or support you

put in = invest time

get back to = react to sb.

stick up for = support

put back = postpone

step in = interrupt

look into = investigate, research

note down = take notes

weigh up = consider

drag on = continue for far too long

deal with = handle sg.