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up sticks

Language; Idioms

(UK) If you up sticks, you leave somewhere, usually permanently and without warning- he upped sticks and went to work abroad.

dead man walking

Language; Idioms

A dead man walking is someone who is in great trouble and will certainly get punished, lose their job or position, etc, soon.

money talks

Language; Idioms

This means that people can convey many messages with money, and many things can be discovered about people by observing the way they use their money.

weight off your shoulders

Language; Idioms

If something is a weight off your shoulders, you have relieved yourself of a burden, normally a something that has been troubling you or worrying you.

practical joke

Language; Idioms

A practical joke is a trick played on someone that is meant to be funny for people watching, though normally embarrassing for the person being tricked.

Chinese walls

Language; Idioms

Chinese walls are regulatory information barriers that aim to stop the flow of information that could be misused, especially in financial corporations.

change horses in midstream

Language; Idioms

If people change horses in midstream, they change plans or leaders when they are in the middle of something, even though it may be very risky to do so.