to deliver the goods 履行诺言
to do well at your job, especially to fulfill high expectations of you
EXAMPLE:
“We were delighted by the young new salesman who made more sales than anyone else in his first week on the job, proving to us that he could really deliver the goods.”
to face the music
承担后果,不得不面对
to take the consequences for one’s actions, usually unpleasant consequences
EXAMPLE:
The sales manager had made all his successful sales representatives so angry that they all quit last week, and so he had to return to meet his boss at headquarters and face the music.
to flesh out a proposal 充实提案
to give or to create a more complete description of an idea
EXAMPLE:
“Our company’s president, Mr. Smith, liked the new idea our engineering chief, Ms. Jones, had suggested recently, and he asked her to flesh out her proposal before it was presented to our company’s board of directors.”
to get the pink slip 被解雇
to get fired, or to get laid off (traditionally, an official notice of termination was printed on pink paper.
EXAMPLE:
When the XYZ company’s sales fell in half for the second year in row, many of it s employees got the pink slip.
to give away the farm 走漏风声
to enter a business deal as a seller in which too much is given to the buyer
EXAMPLE:
“The desperate salesman dropped the price of his products to make many deals, but his boss worried that he was giving away the farm.”
to go the extra mile 比别人多做一点点
to make an extra effort in making a deal or providing service (from the Biblical proverb “if someone asks you to walk one mile, walk two miles”)
EXAMPLE:
“In order to provide the best customer service, our computer systems company always went the extra mile and provided free installation and user training at the customer’s worksite.”
