| A | B |
|---|
| Take someone under your wing | -to help, guide, or protect someone |
| Up against the wall | -in big trouble; in a difficult or desperate situation |
| Walking on air | -to be exuberantly happy, excited, and joyful |
| Afraid of your own shadow | -very easily frightened, especially of small or imaginary things |
| Ballpark figure | -a rough estimate |
| Carved in stone | -not able to be changed in any way; permanent and unalterable |
| Dog-eat-dog-world | -a way of life marked by fierce competition in which people compete ruthlessly for survival or success |
| Eat crow | -to be force to do something very disagreeable; to acknowledge a mistake or defeat |
| Fat cat | -a wealthy person; a rich benefactor |
| Get the sack | -to be fired |
