To fast-track a project Lets fast-track this project, they are spending a lot on us.

. To generate a lot of buzz My sister is generating a lot of buzz about her car: she is asking everybody to go for a drive with her. To have a lot on ones plate In the last 2 weeks, I couldnt get home before 9pm because I had a lot on my plate.

At a premium Roberto bought his car at a premium. Belt tightening I have tighten my belt if I want to buy my new apartment. My gut tells me that you will not be with that man. an intuition To pencil smth/someone in I will pencil our meeting in my diary for Tuesday afternoon. To hire smth out I hired out our flat to a family because I needed the money. To dot your Is and cross your ts this project is very important for our company, so please dot your Is and cross your ts.

Shape up or ship out Lina made a lot of mistakes at work so her boss told her to shape up or ship out. (to) work out the/some kinks we need to work out some kinks with the interview process because Nuria contracted 2 people for 1 role. To pull out of something we have pulled out of the classroom for a break. Brownie points he won brownie points with his teacher by doing the best homework. Nothing ventured, nothing gained if she doesnt set herself objectives at work, she will have nothing ventured, nothing gained. On top of trends the design by Silvia Tcherassi is on top of trends on runways across the globe. To scale back ones hours on Fridays I decided to scale back my work by one hour because I have class at uni. To put a stake in the ground- After a year of planning, on the 1st of February 2012, my company finaly put a stake in the ground and underwrote its first business.