Example
“We've been evaluating for months — it's time to pull the trigger on the acquisition.”
Dictionary details
Related idioms
Expressions connected by reviewed component words or topic tags.
actions speak louder than words
Neutral · CEFR B1
What you do matters more than what you say.
cut your losses
Neutral · CEFR B1
to stop investing in a failing venture in order to avoid further loss
green light
Neutral · CEFR B1
official permission to proceed with something
kick off
Informal · CEFR B1
to begin an event, meeting, or project
come into play
Neutral · CEFR B2
to start to have an effect or become relevant
follow suit
Neutral · CEFR B2
to do the same thing that another person or group has just done
Source methodology
Meanings, register, CEFR, and examples come from the reviewed dictionary record. Expression notes may describe a reviewed present-day word picture or a background note; they are not presented as verified etymology.