ENGLISH EXPRESSIONS

FOR WORK PLACE

 At the office
With your colleagues
With your clients and customers
In interviews
In speaking exams
With your teachers, your bos and etc.
FLAT OUT
I’ll be flat out next week because there’s a new shipment arriving.
I’ve been flat out all week, I am exhausted!

FLAT CHAT
 TRAIN OF THOUGHT
Oh I’ve lost my train of thought! What I was talking about?
My mum called and completely disrupted my traint of thought.
-can I ask you a question?
-just give me a minute, I don’t want to disrup my train of thought.
ON TRACK
We miss the deadline last week, bust we have just submitted the
report now, so we are getting back on track
Are you on track to complete the report by the end of the week?
OFF TRACK
We are getting off track here guys. We’ve only got ten more minutes
left and we need to confirm the marketing budget.

I don’t want to get off track, but we can all agree that the new
marketing manager is difficult to get along with.
(to) BANK ON
I am banking on sarah to get a promotion, so that I can apply for her
position.
BRUSH UP ON
I’am brushing up on my italian, because I’ve got a business trip in
July.

I got the job at publishing company! But I really need to brush up on

my editing skills, I’am out of practice.
TO BRING SOMETHING TO THE TABLE
The great thing about John is that he brings years of management
experience to the table.

He brings excellent communication skills and award-winning design

experience to the table.

What have you brought to the table?

 BRING UP
I’ll bring it up with Jhenny when I see her next week.
TURN DOWN
They offered me tickets to the conference, but I had to turn them
down beacuse it;s my son’s birthday.
WING IT
My presentation is on my laptop, which I left at home, I’ll just have
to wing it.

If you haven’t received the notes, you’ll just have to wing it.