* Out of work
* Cash-strapped
* Think outside the box
* Thank God it's Friday
* Flat broke
* Dime a dozen
* Up in the air
* Stumbling block
* Burn the midnight oil
* Cry your eyes out
* Move up in the world
* On point
* All things considered
* Put one's face on
* On the same page
* Catch someone's eye
= taking all factors into consideration
= to understand and agree with what is being done or suggested
= not decided
= very cheap; easily obtained
= apply cosmetics
= an obstacle, physical or abstract
= let's be happy that the workweek is over
= unemployed
= having no money at all
= become more successful
= try to solve a problem in an original way; think creatively
= attract someone's attention
= cry hard for a very long time
= working late into the night
= in need of money
= good, well-done, effective
