Business before pleasure 公事在前享乐在后；
I'd like to have lunch with John, but there are some things to finish. I know business before pleasure, then fun!
I can't go out. Because I have to work constantly. Business before pleasure.
Too many chiefs, not enough Indians
老板太多，没人干活；
There are very important boss and too many chiefs, not enough Indians in this office.
This office has too many chiefs and not enough Indians.
Down the drain
这个短语用于描述浪费和浪费的东西。
Tomas's work for years was wasted when the down the drain.
Keep one's head above water
昂首阔步；
Their business is extremely bad. They are not sure how long further to keep their head above water.
Cutting edge
它意味着现代和最新。
The company is at the cutting edge of the aviation industry.
His project is at the cutting edge of the internet marketing industry.
A dead duck
适用于计划不成功和绝望的情况。
This project was a dead duck due to lack of funds.
Your plan is a dead duck. It will not work in any way!
Sell ice to Eskimos
这句话的意思是卖一些不需要任何人的东西，或者说服它去做一些与它的利益相矛盾的东西。
Melissa is a great lawyer. She can sell ice to Eskimos.
Eager beaver
意思是非常坚定、勤奋、非常渴望。
Tommy is an eager beaver. He will definitely be a very successful expert in the future.
His wife was not an eager beaver, so he had to work hard at an early stage.
Wear many hats
身兼数职；这意味着同时处理多项任务。
Since our firm is small, employees need to understand that they must be flexible and wear many hats.
Given the pink slip
这意味着被解雇。
We gave him the pink slip. Because he wasn't doing his job well.
Elia got the pink slip and her project failed.
