Game face?

2013-01-22 10:42

To have your game face on is to start taking the job at hand seriously.

Child in a candy store?

2013-01-18 13:06

It's a feeling that you have everything you want in the world all to yourself.

Blame the brass?

2013-01-15 13:56

Top brass means officials at the very top. The brass stands for the company's bosses as a group.

Tall task

2013-01-11 11:24

A tall task is something difficult of accomplishment, if not entirely impossible.

Eat the cake and still have it?

2013-01-08 16:31

It means you can't have the action and not have its consequences as well.

Kobe's such a big head

2012-12-28 10:30

The big-headed person tends to think himself as better, smarter and more important than he really is.

Raising the red flag

2012-12-25 10:46

Raising the red flag is a warning sign, signaling you'd better be careful.

Stumbling out of the gate

2012-12-21 11:26

It means things did not work out initially.

Square pegs?

2012-12-18 13:00

People who are square pegs don't fit in with their group.

Turn the page?

2012-12-14 12:50

For people to turn the page means they're ready to make a fresh start.

Go-to street camera?

2012-12-11 13:24

Here, they are asking whether anyone prefers using their Smartphone in the street to a digital camera.

Fiscal cliff?

2012-12-07 11:01

It's a metaphor that refers to the steep fiscal difficulties.

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