To tickle your taste buds 刺激你的味蕾
To pull your finger out 加把劲
To have the Midas touch 拥有“点石成金”的赚钱本领
A pipe dream 白日梦
A change is as good as a rest 调换工作益如休息
To catch someone off guard 令人猝不及防
Yes-man 唯命是从的人；好好先生
To come down to the wire 直到最后一刻才见分晓

Cutthroat 竞争激烈
To cut corners 贪便宜；走捷径
Corner the market 垄断市场
To stay ahead of the curve 占得先机；保持领先
To have bandwidth 具备做某事的能力
To pass the buck 推卸责任
To lose one's touch 失去做某事的能力
No strings attached 无附加条件，无附带限制
To foot the bill 买单

To go weak at the knees 喜欢得腿发软
To burn the midnight oil 开夜车，熬夜
To flex one's muscles 显示实力，显示力量
To beef something up 加强充实；改善提高
To eat your words 承认自己说错了话
To bury the hatchet 言归于好

Up-and-coming 前程似锦
To get something off the ground 启动，开始（项目、活动）
To get back into the swing of things 回归常态
To touch base 聊天，交谈
To raise the bar 抬高标准
To take the bull by the horns 当机立断、大胆应对困难
To sit tight 耐心等待，按兵不动

To break the ice 破冰，打破冷场
To add fuel to the fire 火上浇油
To be on someone’s radar 引起某人的注意
To build castles in the air 白日做梦，空想
To get a foot on the ladder 跨进职业生涯的门槛
Hammer out a deal/agreement 敲定一笔交易、达成一项协议

Ins and outs 来龙去脉
Boil down to something 归根结底为
Ten out of ten 满分
Happy bunny 快乐兔，指“快乐的人”
Wine and dine 设酒宴招待
Happy as Larry 欣喜若狂、非常高兴