a fat cat: someone who has a lot of money, especially someone in charge of a company who has the power to increase their own payExamples: Some say that rich, privileged people are fat cats. Don’t wait around for a fat cat to help you.

to get away with: to avoid punishment for Examples of TO GET AWAY WITH If this person steals your work or takes credit for your efforts, they will most likely not be able to get away with it forever. Why are the super rich allowed to get away with paying less tax than you and…

to throw the book at: to punish with full penalty, to be harsh on Examples of TO THROW THE BOOK AT The judge threatened to throw the book at me if I didn’t stop insulting the police officer. Because the criminal was a repeat offender, the judge threw the book at him with heavy fines…

in a hurry: hurried, rushed (also:in a rush) Examples of IN A HURRY I didn’t do the best job because I was in a hurry to finish the order. The puppy was pulling at his leash, in a hurry to explore the park.

to take out: to remove, to extract; to go on a date with (also to goout with) Examples of TAKE OUT Diane wanted to take out the trash right after dinner, but Jack wanted to relax for a bit before cleaning up. “I want to take out this chapter of the book; it doesn’t contribute…

to be up: to expire, to be finishedThis idiom is used only with the word time as the subject. Examples of BE UP When the time is up, he said, they will have to move out or buy the mobile home. As soon as your time is up they sack you and get another free…