Business English Vocabulary Builder: Powerful Idioms, Sayings and Expressions to Make You Sound Smarter in Business! by Lingo Mastery

Author:Lingo Mastery [Lingo Mastery]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3, pdf
Published: 2020-05-04T16:00:00+00:00

Keep someone sweet

To keep someone sweet is to keep them happy, and to maintain a good experience for them, whatever situation might be at hand.

A: We need to keep him sweet if we want him to give us the contract.

B: But we can’t come across as too needy. We don’t want him to think he can take advantage of us.

Keep your head above water

To keep your head above water is to survive a difficult situation without becoming overwhelmed and/or failing entirely. Mostly used in negative situations where failure is at least a possibility, the phrase suggests the idea of one drowning in their problems.

A: Times are hard in hospitality right now. We haven’t taken a profit in months; we’re running at a loss.

B: Everyone is in the same boat. I think the aim of the game is just to keep our heads above water until things improve economically.

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