Business idioms

Read between the............

a situation that shows you something surprising that you did not know before

• eye-opener

• common ground

• open-minded

• cultural shock

take something on ........

The idiom 'take a back seat' means

• consider an idea, problem, or situation and try to deal with it

• deliberately become less active, and give up trying to control things

• guess something that is not expressed directly

• something that people can agree about, especially when they disagree about other things

............ the ice

'Get off on the wrong foot with' means

• to find a hidden meaning in something said or written

• to describe something that makes you remain alert, energetic and ready

• immediately establish a bad relationship with someone when you first meet them or first start working with them

• to be responsible for something when someone else is unavailable

Which idiom means 'to start focusing on a specific task (after introductions/small talk)'?

• get down to business

• rock the boat

• by the book

• throw in the towel

'Twist someone's arm' means

• to praise someone for an achievement

• to encourage/pressure someone to do something that they don't want to

• to give your complete attention to something

• not able to act in a particular way because of external reasons

'bring something to the table' means

• to make something start happenin

• to start a relationship in a positive way

• to contribute something of value (to a company)

• to show support and give approval

'Off the top of my head' means

• to speak about some something without thinking in detail or checking facts

• to agree with another person

• to praise someone for an achievement

• to describe when something is still undecided and plans are not yet finalised