Management Vocabulary

• 1) I thought this time things were going to be

better. Losing the contract was ........ to swallow.

• a. bottom line
b. blue collar
c. a bitter pill
d. back to the drawing board.
e. blow-by-blow
• 1) I thought this time things were going to be
better. Losing the contract was ........ to swallow.

• a. bottom line
b. blue collar
. a bitter pill
d. back to the drawing board.
e. blow-by-blow
• 2) We've lost the contract thanks to your
incompetence. You really ........ , didn't
you?
a. back to the drawing board.
b. bottlenecks
c. bottom line
d. blue collar
e. blew it
• 3) I'd be better off stopping my legal job
and doing jobs for cash. The ........ is the
only way to make money these days.
a. blow-by-blow
b. back to the drawing board.
c. bottlenecks
d. black economy
e. bottom line
• 4) The product didn't work in the States.
As they say there, it really ........ .
a. back to the drawing board.
b. bottlenecks
c. bombed
d. blow-by-blow
e. bottom line
• 5) However, the same product sold really
well in England. As they say there, it ........ .

a. back to the drawing board.

b. bottlenecks
c. bottom line
d. blue collar
e. went like a bomb
• 6) There are many reasons why this
should be a success. However, the ........ is
that it has been a big flop.
a. bottom line
b. back to the drawing board.
c. bottlenecks
d. blow-by-blow
e. a bitter pill
• 7) He used to work on the factory floor.
Yes, he really started out as a ........
worker.
a. blue collar
b. back to the drawing board.
c. bottlenecks
d. bottom line
e. blow-by-blow
• 8) Production has been unable to keep
pace with demand. We are doing our best
to eliminate the ........ .
a. blow-by-blow
b. back to the drawing board.
c. blew it
d. a bitter pill
e. bottlenecks
• 9) We'll have to start again on this one -it's
time to go ........ .
a. blow-by-blow
b. blew it
c. black economy
d. bombed
e. back to the drawing board.
• 10) Don't leave out any details. I want a full ........
account of what happened in the meeting.
a. blow-by-blow
b. blew it
c. black economy
d. bombed
e. went like a bomb
• 11. Where goods are produced.  
•  a)Head Office 
•  b)the Accounts department 
•  c)the canteen 
•  d)the factory
• 12. Where finished goods are kept. 
•  a)Head Office 
•  b)the warehouse  
•  c)the canteen 
•  d)the factory
• 13. Where the workers have lunch.  
•  a)the canteen 
•  b)Head Office
•  c)the Accounts department
•  d)the factory
• 14. Where the directors meet. 
•  a)the Accounts department  
•  b)the warehouse  
•  c)the canteen  
•  d)the boardroom
• 15. Where the accountants work.  
•  a)the Accounts department
•  b)the warehouse 
•  c)the boardroom 
•  d)the factory
• 16. Where the computer people work.  
•  a)Data Processing lab
•  b)the warehouse
•  c)the boardroom 
•  d)the factory
• 17. Where the sales people 'work'.   
• a)any expensive restaurant 
• b)the warehouse 
• c)the boardroom 
• d)the factory
• 18. Where 'they' know nothing.  
•  a)the warehouse 
•  b)head office 
•  c)the canteen  
•  d)the factory
 What word goes best with these
verbs?
• 19.  book  
•  a)a factory 
•  b)a deal  
•  c)a room 
•  d)a business
• 20. set up 
•   a)a room 
•   b)a customer
•   c)a book   
• d)a meeting
• 21. make
•  a)competition 
•  b)a book 
•  c)a room  
•  d)a deal
• 22. open   
• a)a market
• b)a competitor 
• c)a manager 
• d)a new branch
• 23. break into  
•  a)a market 
•  b)a competition 
•  c)a deal 
•  d)a TV show
• 24. face  
•  a)a room 
•  b)competition 
•  c)a factory 
•  d)soap
• 25) At the start of the meeting everybody
was very quiet and reserved but he told a
few jokes to ........
a. across the board
b. break the ice
c. broke the news
d. back to the drawing board
e. take on board
• 26) He's not very quick on the uptake. it
takes him quite a while to ........ new ideas.
a. on to a good thing
b. take on board
c. bullish
d. breathing down
e. brief
• 27) We're going to have to reduce budgets
in every single department. There will
be ........ cuts.
a. back to the drawing board
b. brief
c. on to a good thing
d. brainstorm
e. across the board
• 28) My boss never gives me any freedom.
She's always ........ my neck.
a. broke the news
b. brief
c. breathing down
d. back to the drawing board
e. bullish
• 29) We need a name for our new brand.
The best thing is to get a few people
together and try to ........ a name.
a. brief
b. on to a good thing
c. broke the news
d. bullish
e. brainstorm
• 30) I'm very happy with our sales
prospects for the next year. I'm feeling
really ........ .
a. bullish
b. back to the drawing board
c. broke the news
d. on to a good thing
e. brief
• 31) We would have liked to have looked at
that but that wasn't part of the ........ you set
us.
a. brief
b. on to a good thing
c. back to the drawing board
d. breathing down
e. broke the news
• 32) I've heard all about it. Sally ........ to
me.
a. brainstorm
b. on to a good thing
c. back to the drawing board
d. breathing down
e. broke the news
• 33) I'm well aware that this is potentially a good
new product and that we are probably ........ with
it
a. on to a good thing
b. back to the drawing board
c. brainstorm
d. breathing down
e. across the board
• 34) Let's face it, he decides. He's the boss
so he's the one that ........ .
a. called it a day
b. calls the shots
c. call it quits
d. chicken
e. call his bluff
• 35) I guess this market study shows that
nobody wants to buy our product. It's ........
for us.
a. back to the drawing board
b. brainstorm
c. breathing down
d. across the board
e. take on board
• 36) He says he will go elsewhere if we
don't lower our price but I don't think he
will. I think we should ........ .
a. call his bluff
b. call it quits
c. called it a day
d. calls the shots
e. chicken
• 37) We need a loan to start the company
and we need a company to get the loan.
It's a ........ situation.
a. calls the shots
b. chew things over
c. chicken
d. call his bluff
e. chicken and egg
• 38)We wanted to expand into Asia but we
were a bit frightened. We were soon sorry
for being so ........ .
a. chicken and egg
b. chicken
c. calls the shots
d. chew things over
e. call it quits
• 39) Our Silicone Valley site is right at
the ________ of the new technology. 
•  a)cut our losses 
•  b)cutting edge 
•  c)cut it fine 
•  d)cut-throat
• 40). There's lots of unfair competition in
our sector from ________ outfits which
don't respect the law.  
•  a)crocodile tears  
•  b)crashed   
•  c)cowboy  
•  d)cough up
• 41). We did badly in the Japanese
market so eventually we decided to
________ and stop. 
•  a)cut our losses 
•  b)cough up  
•  c)clear the decks
•  d)cut-throat
• 42). We had to threaten them with legal
action before they agreed to ________
the money they owed us. 
•   a)crocodile tears
•   b)cough up 
•   c)cut our losses 
•   d)clear the decks
• 43) Bids had to be in by 6.00 and we put
ours in ten minutes before the deadline.
We really ________ .  
•  a)crocodile tears 
•  b)cut it fine 
•  c)cut our losses 
•  d)crashed
• 44) We can't access the computer files.
The system ________ this morning and
we cannot fix it.  
•  a)crocodile tears  
•  b)cutting edge 
•  c)cut our losses
•  d)crashed
• 45) You did it too fast. You always
make mistakes when you try to
________
•   a)cut corners 
•   b)closing a deal
•   c)coining it in 
•   d)chew this over
• 46). I'm sure a lot of our future income
is going to come from the Internet and
other ________ activities.  
•  a)copped out
•  b)cyberspace 
•  c)keep a cool head 
•  d)chew this over
• 47) He isn't a very good salesman. He
has a lot of problem when it comes to
________ .   
• a)cog in the machine   
• b)copped out    
• c)cyberspace   
• d)closing a deal
• 48) She didn't even try to raise the
matter at the meeting. She just
________ completely.   
• a)crash course   
• b)copped out    
• c)cut corners   
• d)creative accounting
• 49) I cannot decide straight away. I'll
need to ________ with my
colleagues . a)cog in the machine  
•  b)chew this over   
• c)copped out   
• d)closing a deal
 Abbreviations

• 50)R.S.V.P.
• as soon as possible
• please reply
• per week
• value added tax
• Paid
• 51) QTY :-
• as soon as possible
• Quarterly
• Quantity
• value added tax
• Paid
• 52)Thx
• Thanks
• Thick
• Tough
• Tacky
• Totally
• 53)E.T.A.
• estimated time of annuity
• estimated time of acceptance
• estimated time of arrival
• estimated time of availability
• estimated time of access
• 54)A.G.M.
• At Goa’s Meeting
• Accounts General Meeting
• Annual general meeting
• Additional General Meeting
• Avoid General Meeting
• 55)I.P.O.
• Indian Post Office
• Indian Premier Organisation
• Initial public offer
• Indian Police Officer
• Indian Public Overseas.
• 56)C.O.D.
• copies Of Delivery
• Chief Officer on Duty
• Cost of Delivery
• Cash on Delivery
• Customs Officers Department
• 57)G.N.P.
• Gross domestic product
• Gross national product
• General News Paper
• Gujarat National Post
• Goodlass Nerolac Paints
• 58)Inc.
• gross domestic product
• gross national product
• hire purchase
• Incorporated
• extraordinary general meeting
• 59)VAT
• public relations.
• please turn over
• per week
• value added tax.
• paid
• 60)PR
• public relations
• pay attention to this
• personal assistant
• per annum
• paid