1. An official demand to appêar in a court of law.

2. Bring legal action agàlnst someone ora company. _o.;..;.......:~.__·__ __

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4. The use of illegal mtthods to pay less tu: orno tax at alL . ..,_~Q )Y'\
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8. A registered nam • • • g a man a of a product.
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Business idioms 3

What's the busin

Use the business idi
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X Swamped (with wo
B. ln the works
,..e: Go bust
D. Cutting-edge
É By word of mouth

1. Below the cost of p

2. Hearing from anoth
3. Work or act aggress·
4. Sell shares of a pri~
S. Go bankrupt.
6. Declare an end_t_o...._
7. Have no profit or 1
8. Overburdened wi
9· ln preparation or
10. Extremely mode
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you use the appropitlte lllrb--.

1. "I'm sorry.
I'll call yo
2. 2. "The vis·
technolo g.
3. "It's half "
said Ralp
4. "You sho . It takes most
newbusi ..,_"-Ar" "
Joe told
5. "I heard

6. "I don't
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7. The big
suppliers
8. "That do

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10. "It'
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2. "All my clients are by word of mouth," Rita told
a friend. Rita probably...
o. likes to talk about her clients.
b. thinks privacy is important.
doesn't advertise.

3. If a company sells products ata loss, it's ...

@ losing money.
b. making money.
e. breaking even.

4. The business idiom call it a day means:

a. have a good day at work.
® end a day's work.
e. start the day's activities.

S. If a private company goes public, it starts to ...

a. implement more efficient strategies.
b. buy shares in the stock market.
sell shares in the stock market.

Business acrony1RS, symbols and abbreuiations

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Ex: ASAP = As soon as possible

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2. ISP = •," 'Jj\..- vv-' ..,(, \J.- ~ " :

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6. NGO = - ~'VJIJ\..."""'~""'0.,o...\ ~"'V v-?
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8. HR= \°\\J... ...ru... ~\.. .SV ")
9. AGM = ~ ' ""VYvJ...,·.
10. FOB = ~es td

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