“Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.”

“It’s no good crying over spilt milk.”

“Actions speak louder than words.”

“Many hands make light work.”

“People who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones.”

Do feel free to “speak your mind”.

The announcement of the job losses “was quite matter-of-fact”.

The marketing campaign is in “full swing” at the moment.

We really “dragged our heals” over branching into new business sectors.

We really have to “get a move on” before we are outdone by our competitors.

Writing a book is a lot of work. But once you do it “step by step”, you’ll manage it.

Come on! We’ll be back in the office soon enough. Let’s not “talk shop” the whole time.

I can’t join your for lunch today. Sorry! I’m “up to my eyes”.

We’ll have to “tighten our belts” until the economy recovers.

Unions and management have been “at loggerheads” over the new proposed pay deal.

We’ll ask for a better price one more time, but “if push comes to shove”, we’ll just have to change service provider.

We’ve been having all kinds of technical problems recently. A few new laptops for the team “wouldn’t go amiss”.

“It’s not worth our while” going all the way to Frankfurt for one routine meeting with our partners. Let’s do a web call this time.

There was a traffic jam on the way to the airport, so I really just made it to the departure gate “by the skin of my teeth”.

Try to be there about 10 to 15 mins in advance of the meeting. You don’t want to “cut things too fine”.