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33 BUSINESS ENGLISH EXPRESSIONS
33 BUSINESS ENGLISH EXPRESSIONS
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" To play hardball"
means...
to risk money in investments
to invest aggressively in the stock market
to be hard and agressive in negotiations
to invest only in big business
2
" To
GET IN ON THE GROUNDFLOOR"
means..
To start from scratch
To start low and grow fast in the market
To invest in a start-up and make lots of money
To gain recognition in the stock market
3
" To
sign off"
means
to be given the approval to go ahead with a project
To disapprove a proposal
To give up on a project
To re-asses the terms of a project
4
To play by the book
means
to implement new ideas
to improvise
to act according to plan
to joggle with the accountancy
5
"
To touch base with someone
" means to....
Contact someone to give update
Make a first contact
End negotiations with someone
Enquire about someone else's field
6
What is
"The elevator pitch"
?
The measure to compare with a business competitor.
The yearly reviews of a company
The graphs showing a company's outcome
A short speech to make potential investors believe in you.
7
" Without further ado, let's..." is used when
All of the other
Starting a meeting
Finishing a meeting
Disagreeing
8
RED TAPE
means.....
Cash flow
Loads of bureocracy before something is approved
Hot topics sensitive to disagreement
Forbidden topics to deal with in meetings
9
when you don't know the person to address an email, you write:
FOR THE ATTENTION OF....
WITH REGARDS TO........
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN
FOR THE RECEPIENT
10
"Let's call it a day"
means
To arrange to meet on a date.
Enough work done for today.
To close a deal.
To re-schedule a meeting.
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"To LOOK AT THE BIG PICTURE" means...
to face a big problem
to sort out an unexpected big mishap
to look at the final outcome
to have a global vision
12
"
To corner the market"
To lead the market
To run into difficulties in the market
To find a new niche market
To be in a low position within your market area
13
"
start from scratch"
means:
to begin something with disadvantage
to begin from zero
to begin with an outline
to begin with a draft
14
" A BULLPARK FIGURE"
is
an impossible figure to be delivered
an outstanding figure
a false data
a rough estimated figure
15
When including a file in your email, you write
I AM ENCLOSING
SEE MY ATTACHMENT
PLEASE FIND ATTACHED
PLEASE NOTE THIS FILE PASTED
16
A
"white collar worker"
is someone who....
works at a corporation
works impecably
works with a tight schedule
travels for business on a regular basis
17
Acronym to express "just to let you know"
FYI
LMK
EOW
WFH
18
"downsizing"
means
to retaliate
to reduce a company's sales
to dismiss part of a firm's workforce
to lose a business' good reputation
19
"To stay on budget"
means
Have a surplus of expenditure
Cut short your budget
Be short of expenditure
Spend just the amount planned
20
"
The mission statement"
is
The company's laws
The company's goal
The company's principles
The company's main aim
21
"
COLLABORATE with
" is the same as:
work together with
work for a business
cooperate with
work to help someone
22
" Staff shakeup"
means...
Staff changes ( people leaving and new ones coming )
Staff go on strike
Staff disagrees with their managing directors
New members of staff
23
"
to meet a deadline
" means...
to finish a task in due time
to find out a new deadline
not to accomplish a deadline
to exceed a deadline
24
"
to be behind schedule
" means
You are delayed with your work
You are failing to schedule your work
You are ahead with your work
You are giving extra time time to your work
25
We're on the same page
means....
We agree
Our business are on the same level
We are working at the same pace
We work together
26
" To
think outside the box"
means
To think of a useless, irrelevant idea
To speak your mind with no filters
To come up with an unappropriate idea
To think fleshly and untraditionally
27
"The
end user
" is
all the options are right
The consumer
The demographic target
The potential customer
28
OUTSOURCING
means
To hire external firms for a purpose
To gain finaltial benefit
To be absorved by a larger firm
To look for new marketing targets
29
"To catch up" means:
to discover a dishonest procedure
to update
to work shoulder to shoulder with
to get promoted
30
"To be
ahead of the curve
" means
TO BE OVER THE REST OF COMPETITORS IN THE SECTOR
TO LEAD A TENDENCY IN YOUR FIELD
TO BE A PIONEER OF SOMETHING NEW.
TO FORESEE THE POTENTIAL PROBLEMS
31
"To
drop the ball"
means....
I cannot continue with this project, I give up.
It's your turn to decide now
To reduce production
To reveal sensitive information
32
"Let's KICK OFF this meeting"
means
to start this meeting
to postpone this meeting
to finish this meeting
to cancel this meeting
33
"I'm
CC'ing
someone in this email" means:
CALLING
ACKNOWLEDGING
CONTACTING
INCLUDING
