He acts like a wolf of Wall Street with his aggressive sales tactics.
wolf of Wall Street
idiom(A name for) an aggressive, prominent, and wealthy financier; specifically (derogatory), one who swindles or takes unfair advantage of people.
Origin
disputed originFrom wolf (“any very ravenous, rapacious, or destructive person or thing”) + of + Wall Street (“American financial institutions or financial markets as a whole; big-business interests”).
The young trader became a total wolf of Wall Street, tricking clients just to earn a massive bonus.
The documentary exposes how the firm's founder evolved into a notorious wolf of Wall Street, exploiting vulnerable investors to build his fraudulent empire.
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back to the wall
A very difficult situation with no beneficial options available for action.
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balls to the wall
With maximum effort or commitment.
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bang one's head against a brick wall
To waste effort on a futile project.
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blue wall of silence
Strict secretiveness maintained by the members of a police force with respect to information which might be contrary to their interests, especially information concerning questionable police actions.
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break the fourth wall
To apparently communicate with reality directly, such as when characters of literature comment on the existence of a reader.
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Chinese Wall
An information barrier within an organization, designed to ensure internal confidentiality; frequently used to prevent conflicts of interest.
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cry wolf
To raise a false alarm; to constantly warn others about an imagined threat, thereby failing to get assistance when a real threat appears.
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down the road, not across the street
Of the technique for committing suicide, along the radial artery rather than across the wrist from side to side.