idioms

a hot potato (an issue that is difficult or dangerous to deal with) We should find a way to deal with this hot potato. This situation is going to be a real hot potato.   hot potato – English Vocabulary

carrot and stick (a system in which you reward someone for some actions and punish them for others.) The company uses a carrot-and-stick policy. The harder you work, the more money you get. He argues that the carrot-and-stick method works best.   carrot and stick – English Vocabulary

big cheese  informal (an important or powerful person) His father was a big cheese in a telecommunications company. Who is the big cheese in this club now?   big cheese – English Vocabulary

    bless your heart (you are so good) You have always been there for me in a crisis; bless your heart. (to wish someone good luck or good health) My grandfather, bless his heart, is now 98 years old.   bless your heart – English Vocabulary

  bleeding heart (a person who is too sympathetic towards other people) A bleeding heart usually has no enjoyable life outside of work. Don’t worry about the other’s life too much! You are such a bleeding heart that it is not good for your health!   bleeding heart – English …