#IOTW: Business idioms (2)

Cash cow. Arti: produk atau divisi yang menghasilkan banyak uang untuk perusahaan, tanpa modal besar.
- Contoh:
  - “A producer always expects his actress to be a cash cow to his company.”
Dog-eat-dog world. Arti: dunia yang kejam, dengan persaingan sengit, di mana semua harus waspada.
- Contoh:
  - “If you haven’t notice, this certainly is a dog-eat-dog world! You can get fired anytime.”
Dot your i’s and cross your t’s. Arti: bekerja dengan hati-hati dan teliti, berkonsentrasi.
- Contoh:
  - “Be sure to dot your i’s and cross your t’s. You better not make any mistake this time!”
Keep something under wraps. Arti: menyembunyikan sesuatu, merahasiakan sesuatu.
- Contoh:
  - “I’m afraid you have to wait until the launching. My boss told me to keep it under wraps.”
Step up to the plate. Arti: bertindak, berusaha sebaik mungkin, mengajukan diri secara sukarela.
- Contoh:
  - “He got a surprise bonus for stepping up to the plate. The company was testing the employees’ initiative.”
Throw cold water over an idea (or ‘a plan’). Arti: memberi pendapat kenapa suatu ide atau rencana tidak akan berhasil.
- Contoh:
  - “After the presentation, her manager threw cold water over her plan and told her to focus on the existing plan.”
Yes man. Arti: karyawan yang selalu mengiyakan dan menurut ucapan dan perintah dari boss-nya.
- Contoh:
  - “You’ll never hear him argue with his boss. He’s totally a yes man.”
Bean counter. Arti: seorang akuntan.
- Contoh:
  - “We asked the bean counters to look at the figures in the new budget.”
Take a nosedive. Arti: tumbang, gagal, nilainya menurun.
- Contoh:
  - “The stock price took a nosedive when the MD was caught for corruption.”
Carry the day. Arti: menang telak.
- Contoh:
  - “The president’s new idea carried the day and everyone supported him energetically.”