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Business Idioms

Business Idioms

Assessment

Flashcard

English

Professional Development

Practice Problem

Hard

Created by

Matheus Oliveira

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

“We showed the president 20 ideas for new products, but she didn’t like any of them – so we had to go back to the drawing board.

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Back

start again from the beginning

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

“Our sales estimates were way off the mark. We’d projected sales of $15M, but the actual numbers were closer to $9M.”

Back

very wrong/inaccurate

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

“The text for the article is almost perfect. I just want to tweak one or two sentences.”

Back

make small adjustments

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

“I need to submit a weekly report on this project, so please keep me in the loop.

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Back

informed / updated

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

“Three people from my department are on vacation, so I’ve got a lot on my plate at the moment.”

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Back

I have a lot of responsibilities

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

The rule of thumb is to reinvest no more than 30%, but it’s OK if you go over that number occasionally.

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Back

general practice

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

“Bob said I missed the deadline, but I want to set the record straight – I submitted my work on time, but he didn’t check his e-mail.”

Back

correct a mistake and say the truth

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