idioms

  cut and dried (already clearly decided or settled) I need a cut-and-dried decision by the end of the day. (clear and easy to understand) She told me about the issue in a cut-and-dried manner. envocabulary.com

  ballpark figure (a number or amount that is only approximate but not exactly correct) Could you give me a ballpark figure of today’s total sales? I don’t know exactly how many people were at the party, but a ballpark figure would be about forty. envocabulary.com

  don’t mind someone (ignore someone and continue with what you are doing) Don’t mind me. I’ll just sit here quietly. Don’t mind us. We will carry on somehow. Don’t mind Jack; he likes to sing in the bathroom. envocabulary.com

  break the back of something (to accomplish a hard task) It took me three days to break the back of the work. The technicians want to break the back of the beast and turn the electricity on before dark. Also: break the back of the beast    – English …

can’t cut the mustard  informal (not able to do what is needed) If he can’t cut the mustard, then we’ll get someone else to do the job. Jim is a very likeable man, but he just can’t cut the mustard. envocabulary.com