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beyond the pale - offensive or unacceptable

double whammy - two luipleasant thongs that happen at the same time and cause problem

living in cloud cuckoo land - to think that the situation is better than it really is, in a way that is slightly stupid

bite the bullet - to start dealing witli an unpleasant or dangerous situation because you cannot avoid it any longer

find out how the land lies - to try to discover what the situation really is before you

make a decision

how's it going - how are you

have it from the horse’s mouth - do you hear it from the surę person on the grapevine - informally nothing concrete - nothing definite

if the worse comes to the worse - if the thing we are worried happen

headhunter - recruitment consultant

cheers for now - by for now

hang up my hat - retire from work

on its last legs - not performing very well

be on the bali - to be alert to react ąuickly

ntns a pretty tight sliip - he keeps firm control over the department to make surę it is efficient

a steep learning curve - having to learn a lot of things at the same time and quickly

understand how things work

to give green light - to give permission to do sth

pick up the tab - let me pay the bill

bring me up to speed - inform me with the hottest information

all be plain sailing - simple, without problem

throw a spanner into the works - broke everything - zepsuć wszystko

bark up the wrong tree - mistake

until l’m blue in the face - again and again

catch them on the hop - put them in a situation

finger crossed - hopefully