October 22, 2010

Idiom: in the black

"in the black"

Meaning: profitable; not showing a financial loss

Example: Even though the business has been in the black for several months now, we should continuously study our business expenses to ensure that we're always on top of the situation.


Last week's idioms:
yucky
as easy as pie
be fed up (with someone or something)
change (one's) mind
down in the dumps