Lesson - Business Idioms 3

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to blow it
David lost the deal because of his poor communication skills. He really blew it.
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fail to take advantage of an opportunity by doing or saying something wrong
to bomb
Our new product did very well on our home market, but it really bombed abroad.
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fail
bullish
Joanne is very bullish about the company’s future. She thinks we’ll eventually dominate the market.
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aggressively confident, optimistic
to call the shots
The manager is the one who calls the shots around here. The workers’ opinions don’t count.
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is in the position of being able to make the decisions that will influence a situation
to cook the books
Their accountant tried to cook the books but he got caught. He might go to prison.
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alter facts or figures dishonestly or illegally
to run a tight ship
Rachel runs a tight ship. She has no time for people who try to avoid work.
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controls a business firmly and effectively
to drive a hard bargain
Dean always drives a hard bargain during negotiations.
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expects a lot in exchange for something
to make a killing
Even during the worst economic crisis, some businessmen are able to make a killing.
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have great financial success
an uphill battle
I think winning that contract is going to be an uphill battle. Our competitors are offering much better prices than we are.
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difficult to achieve because of obstacles and difficulties
the big picture
Even though we all have very specific tasks to do, our manager always makes sure we see the big picture.
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everything that is involved with a particular situation
in the loop
Please keep me in the loop while I’m away. I want to know what’s going on in the company.
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part of a select group with knowledge that others don’t have
small talk
We usually make small talk for about 10 minutes of before negotiating.
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a talk about unimportant topics that don’t offend anyone
up in the air
We want to add new features to our website, but nothing has been decided yet. Everything’s still up in the air.
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undecided
on the fence about something
I was on the fence about going to the party.
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undecided (person)

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