Bonus Lesson: Business Idioms (Part 1)

Dialogue 1: Business Idioms

 I Idioms
Business
That’s right. I hear the
The new project is new project manager
taking such a long time does everything ____
to complete. ___ ______.

I wish she would I’m not so sure. If

just___ _____ and there’s an audit that
get things finished. could open a ___
___ _______.

Maybe. I hope it doesn’t I heard we’ll be __ __

take too much longer or ____ as soon as this
the company will be __ ___ ____ is dealt with.
___ ______.
Guess the correct meaning
 By the book Operating at a loss

In the red 100% according to the rules

Red tape Excessive rules and procedures

Cut corners Started and functioning.

Can of worms A source of many unpredictable and complicated problems

Save money or effort by finding cheaper or easier ways to do

Up and running
something
Dialogue 2: Business Idioms
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Dialogue 2: Business Idioms

Have you met the new sales manager yet?

Yeah I met her earlier. She seems really __ __ _____. It looks like we’ll have to ___ ___ ___.

She told us that our sales will really need to go_____ ___ ___ this year.

We’ll really have to __ ____ ____ ____ from now on.

True. I just hope she isn’t going to be __________ _____ ___ ________.

Yeah, I think we’re on the ________ _____________.

Guess the correct meaning
 On the ball Rise to a very high level

Raise the bar Set a higher standard for other people to follow

Through the roof Alert and deal with things quickly and intelligently

Go the extra mile Watch someone's activities very closely

Breathing down
Willing to make a special effort to do or achieve something
someone’s neck

Understand how another person thinks because you have the same ideas
Same wavelength
Listen and repeat
 Business idioms:
• By the book
• Through the roof

• In the red
• Raise the bar

• Red tape
• Same wavelength

• Cut corners
• Breathing down someone’s
• Can of worms
neck

• Up and running
• Go the extra mile
• On the ball