1.To be blind-sided:
It means that you have been defeated, disadvantaged and surprised by something that you couldn’t or didn’t foresee coming.
E.g.
I was totally blindsided by her accusation.
The union negotiating team blindsided me with a new proposal.
That lawyer almost always manages to blindside his opponents.
2.Be a sweetheart:
To be generous, kind or going out of your way to help is described as ‘being a sweetheart’ This is a very personal way of asking someone to do something for you or for someone else.
E.g.
Be a sweetheart and do the week-end shopping for me.
Be a sweetheart and wash my car for me.
I’ve had enough of being a sweetheart. Walk the dog, yourself!
3.Back down:
The term comes from the concept of literally backing up in the face of danger of some kind, or backing down to avoid a confrontation or defeat.
E.g.
I refused to back down when the boss threatened to demote me.
If you back down now, you will never be respected ever again.
No matter how serious the challenge, do not back down!
4.Asleep at the wheel:
Doing things without knowing what you are doing. Blindly doing business without noticing what is going on in the market place may be referred to as being ‘asleep at the wheel’
E.g.
Between 1960 and 1980, American automobile manufacturers were asleep at the wheel, giving Japanese car-makers an extraordinary opportunity to win market share in USA.
Some people go through life sleeping at the wheel.
Wake up,man! You are asleep at the wheel!
5.Across the board:
Taken from a description that refers to the entire width of a board, it means everything and everybody.
E.g.
The pay-rise was across the board. There was a pay hike for everyone.
He made an across the board accusation, blaming everyone in the team for the defeat in the game.
The Chairman’s criticism was across the board. He left nobody out.
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