Already in train?
Already in progress, in other words.
Too close to call?
If an election is too close to call, we cannot really tell who is going to eventually win.
Won’t give him a pass?
Hence giving someone a proverbial pass means you’re allowing them to say or do something anyway they want to.
The ground is shifting?
That’s the idea – big time because the changes are likened to an earthquake.
Gig economy?
Gig economy refers to productivity generated by businesses involving people doing part-time jobs instead of full time.
Deal with the devil?
A deal with the devil usually means someone is giving up their moral principles in exchange for worldly gains.
Doesn’t hold a candle?
If you cannot even hold a candle to someone, you cannot compare with them at all.
Dig up the hatchet?
If people dig up the hatchet, they are ready to rediscover their weapons and go back onto the battlefield.
Earn your stripes
You have got to earn your stripes, meaning nobody will give you anything, you have got to work for everything
“This is not what I signed up for”
Basically it means they regret having previously agreed to do something.
Like a closed book?
With a closed book, you cannot see what it’s about and therefore remain mystified.
Back into your shell?
For us humans, our metaphorical shell is where we feel safe, our comfort zone, so to speak.
Spitting image
When people say "spitting image", they mean to say that two people look exactly alike.
A ‘Hail Mary’?
“Hail Mary” is a prayer among Christians, uttered when they want to ask for holy intervention.
Damp squib?
Damp squibs become synonymous with anything that fails to work properly, anything that is not up to expectation.