I'm working on a list of slang terms one hears in AmE and/or BrE business situations whose meanings aren't apparent by looking up individual words in the dictionary. What follows is what I've got so far. Can anyone add to this list?
stay on your toes
go for the gold
sit on your butt / sit on your bum
just warming a seat
golden handshake
golden parachute
use your head
use some elbow grease
reach for the stars
use your noggin
show him/her the door
on the tip of the tongue
off the top of the head
fly by the seat of the pants
wing it
fake it
get lost / tell him or her to get lost
(something or someone) didn't go over
(something or someone) went over
(something or someone) bombed
fall on the face
egg on the face
hit the target
fell short
get one's knickers in a twist
the squeaky wheel gets the grease