1.Get ducks in a row - Meaning - Getting your things well organized. Example - To ensure a successful product launch, we must get our ducks in a row. 2Get the axe - Meaning - lose the job. Example - The projects team was undergoing a major restructuring, recruitment executives were the first to get the axe. 3Dead wood - Meaning - People or things which are no longer useful or necessary. Example - The company bought in a lot of new computers. They no longer want the dead woods.
