50 PHRASES IN BUSINESS ENGLISH

a person who agrees with everything their employer, leader, etc. says in order to please them

(a)  

to make a mistake, especially by not taking action or dealing with something that should have been planned for

(a)  

official rules and processes that seem unnecessary and delay results

(a)  

to make the first step toward a goal by gaining entry into an organization, a career, etc.

(a)  

to control the available supply of a type of product or the ability to sell it

(a)  

to stop what you are doing because you do not want to do any more or think you have done enough

(a)  

given or done by people talking about something or telling people about something

(a)  

the time when an activity starts

(a)  

relating to people who work in offices, doing work that needs mental rather than physical effort

• black collar

• white collar

• blue collar

• pink collar

a short written statement of what a company or an organization is trying to achieve with all its activities

• touch base

• elevator pitch

• 9 to 5

• mission statement