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Business Workplace IdiomsSet 1

1What's the name of a job that has no career prospects?

2A startup needs a clear ..... to attract investors and guide its growth.

3Employed to unlawfully obtain sensitive and confidential corporate data and information.

4ADHERE TO THE TERMS OF A CONTRACT means .....

5What is meant by "high turnover of staff" ?

6Adapting "Personal Coping Skills" is necessary to:

7Pink slip

8The company is going through a (a) due to financial difficulties. A) hand-me-down B) throwaway line C) wind-up D) lift-off

9'I work in shifts' means

10Which of the following actions by a congressional representative is an example of "pork barreling" ?

11When an employee is transferred to a job with lesser significance, authority and responsibility, it is known as a ..... 1. demotion2. promotion3. transfer4. lateral move5. layoff

12We should not ..... when doing the work. It may be dangerous.

13Back to the salt mines

14Order of the day

15A get-rich-quick plan based on recruiting more and more participants.

16What does the phrase 'kick things off' mean in a business meeting?

17Everyone bosses me about at work, I'm nothing but a .....

18A job that often involves working at a computer and performing administrative tasks is referred to as a:

19What are businessmen who are known for their positive contribution to the modern industrial economy called?

20Qualified employees who behave unethically on the job may harm themselves by being

21She's been wanting to start her own business, but she .....

22What does the idiom 'Marching orders' mean?

23We have a policy of ..... which aims to make products containing almost no faults, so we were surprised when we received complaints about the reliability of the product.A. faultless B. no-faults C. zero-defects D. without-flaws

24Staff Must Feel the Jail is Their Turf

25Is the least a person is willing to accept.

26Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).A "dead-end job" offers no chance of promotion.

27What do we call it when people walk out of their job and refuse to work?

28A meeting in which interviewers ask the job seeker questions to see whether he would be the right person for that job is a .....?

29I think it's time to ..... and start a new business venture because we've lost a lot of money.

30The idiom that means 'to be faithful to one's employers' is .....

31As soon as they heard the news that one of their fellow workers had been given the sack, they all downed tools. A. went home B. stopped working C. stopped talking D. worked slowly

32We need a lot of funding to start the business so we are going to approach a venture .....

33The CEO was really a wolf in sheep's ..... (idiom)

34Which of the following phrases means "to fire someone" ?

35To ..... is to stop manufacturing or selling the product.

36The company had to ..... bad debts that could not be recovered.

37A small number of people who are brought together to discuss a particular problem, product, or service

38Which of these is a *quick win* to boost staff morale?

39The Technique of 'Carrot and Stick' is used I business organization for .....

40A day when all employees in the country are allowed to take a day off work is called a .....

41A daylight robbery

42"Between jobs" is a euphemism for what?

43Choose the correct option:The closing of the factory meant hundreds of local workers were .....

44In a company meeting, Daniel always follows instructions without question, never offers his own ideas, and simply does what he is told without showing any initiative. Which type of follower best describes Daniel?

45Which phrase means "to take a break from work"?

46The activity of looking at things, but not buying them

47Read the passage excerpt: "In the United States of America, Wall Street is the street on which fortunes are made and lost. As they say, when Wall Street sneezes, America catches cold." What does "When Wall Street sneezes, America catches cold" mean?

48In a formal meeting, "to make a motion means" .....

49We need to ..... of the product in markets such as France and the US, where it is less well known.

50Discuss matters concerning one's work, especially at a social occasion when this is inappropriate

51Sign a contract means:

52We bought a stereo music centre that was ..... because it was in the display window.

53Many people prefer to support ..... shops instead of large chains.

54It is a surveillance of persons.

55Which idiom makes the most sense in this sentence: If you ..... in your homework, you might get it done quickly, but you may also make more mistakes.

56..... the assistance and advice provided by a company to those people who buy or use its products or services.

57A large table, or a small building that is open at the front, that is used forselling things

58What does "The bottom line is ..... " suggest?

59What does "the tricks of the trade" mean?

60Although the first year of trading had proved fruitful, sales of the new car model were ..... by a rival company which soon began offering a very similar model at a much cheaper price

61When a company has to remove a post due to lack of funding you are .....