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20 Cards in this Set
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Calling the shot |
To have control over the progress of a situation or a corse of acting |
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Made quite a name for itself |
To become well known or famous ( have a good reputation) |
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Going over big |
Receiving a lot of attention and is a success |
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Get a load of |
Used to draw attention to someone or something |
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In the bag |
As good as secured |
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Snowball |
Increase rapidly in size |
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Came out ahead |
Succeed win or ended up in a position of advantage
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Kill two birds with one stone |
Doing more than one thing at a time |
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Turns me on |
Arouse or to get excited |
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Got it made |
To be certain to be successful and have a great life , often without much effort |
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Sell like hot cakes |
Be sold quickly in large quantities |
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Penny pincher |
Cheap |
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What a rip off |
Paying more that what it’s worth |
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Cut corners |
Doing something in the quickest or cheapest way to save time , money and effort |
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Corner the market |
But all or most of a commondity or stock so that the price of it goes up |
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Flat broke |
Have no money left ;penny less |
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In the red |
To spend more money that you have in your account so you owe money to the bank |
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Can’t make ends meet |
Earn enough money to live without getting into dept |
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Cost you an arm and a leg |
Extremely expensive |
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Foot the bill |
Pay the bill for something typically when the amount is considered large or unreasonable |
