all one's eggs in one basket »
Devoting all of one’s resources to one thing.
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beggars can't be choosers »
(proverb) When resources are limited, one must accept even substandard gifts.
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break the bank »
To exhaust one's financial resources.
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consume mass quantities »
To use large amounts of any resource.
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corner the market »
To monopolize a resource or commodity, as with the intent of driving up prices.
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don't put all your eggs in one basket »
Don't dedicate all your resources into one thing.
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double booked »
Of a single resource, reserved for two different users at the same time.
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drain the swamp when up to one's neck in alligators »
(idiomatic) When performing a long and complex task, and when you've gotten utterly immersed in secondary and tertiary unexpected tangential subtasks, it's easy to lose sight of the initial objective. This sort of distraction can be particularly problematic if the all-consuming subtask or sub-subtask is not, after all, particularly vital to the original, primary goal, but ends up sucking up time and resources (out of all proportion to its actual importance) only because it seems so urgent.
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fat of the land »
The greatest part of anything; the finest and most abundant share of resources; the cream of the crop.
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filter down »
Of information, or resources; to move slowly down to lower levels of an organisation, or population.
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go all out »
To reserve nothing; to put forth all possible effort or resources.
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hind tit »
An inferior source of food or other resources.
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hot desking »
The working practice of sharing desks or workstations between workers, as a means of saving space and resources.
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on a shoestring »
On a very tight budget; with few resources or little money.
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out of thin air »
From non-existent resources.
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run on fumes »
By extension, to operate with few resources or little money.
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scrounge up »
To seek or find despite a lack of apparent resources or availability.
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set for life »
Possessing sufficient resources, especially financial, to last a lifetime.
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shoot one's bolt »
To use up one's resources, especially a singular one or one not readily restored.
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sitting pretty »
Having a comfortable or certain supply of money or resources.
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turf war »
A fight or confrontation between two divisions or parties for access to resources or capital.
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