Idioms and sayings

Idiom/Saying	Explanation
To bring home the bacon. For example: "He felt it was his responsibility to bring home the bacon."	To earn a living for the family.
To balance the books. For examples: "The accountant couldn't work out the profit and loss until they had balanced the books."	To make certain that the amount of money spent is not more than the amount of money received.
A ball park figure. For example: "Until we had costed the project properly we were only able to give the customer a ball park figure."	A general financial figure.
A bean-counter. For example: "The bean-counters told us we had to reduce the budget."	An accountant
Blood on the carpet . For example: "After the meeting there was blood on the carpet. "	A lot of trouble in an organisation often resulting in someone losing their job.