In English, Business = War

There are so many Idioms in the English language that origin from war, violence or conflict.

I think you shot yourself in the foot by promising to help Samuel with the survey.

To unintentionally do something to make your situation worse.

I think we should hold fire before accusing Samuel of theft. We have no proof.

To delay making a decision

With his new product idea, Samuel has a fighting chance to impress the president!

A small possibility

Looks like Samuel’s brilliant product idea was a flash in the pan. He has not performed well since then.

Something that happens only once

Samuel was shell shocked when he saw his bonus! It was way more than his expectations

Be shocked or confused