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BusinessIdioms

BusinessIdioms

Index

∙BusinessIdioms

∙accounting-Idioms

∙advertising-Idioms

∙banking-Idioms

∙meeting-Idioms

∙sales-Idioms

∙Quizzes

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Business

acceptanoffer

-toagreetoanofferorproposal

Iacceptedtheoffertobuymycar.

acrosstheboard

-includingeveryoneoreverything

Thecomputercompanydecidedtogivetheworkersanacross-the-boardincreaseintheirsalary.

adjournameeting

-toendameeting

Weadjournedthemeetinguntilthenextday.

ataloss

-atlessthanthecost,atafinancialloss

Thestorewassellingthingsatalosssothepriceswereverylow.

bailacompanyoutorbailoutacompany

-torescueacompanythathasfinancialproblems

Thegovernmentbailedoutthebanktomaintainstabilityintheeconomy.

balancethebooks

-tocheckthatallthemoneyinabusinessisaccountedfor

Theaccountantspentseveraldaystryingtobalancethebooksofhiscompany.

ballparkfigure/estimate

-aroughestimateorfigure

Thecontractorgaveusaballparkfigureforthecostofrepairingthenewbuilding.

bangforthebuck

-valueforthemoneyspent

WewereabletogetmuchbangforthebuckwhenweadvertisedontheInternet.

banker'shours

-shortworkhours（similartoabank）

Myfriendownshisowncompanyandworksbanker'shoursmostdays.

bankrollsomeone

-tosupplysomeonewithmoney,tofinancesomeone

Themovieactorbankrolledhissonwhilethesonwasproducinghisfirstmovie.

beancounter

-anaccountant

Weaskedthebeancounterstolookatthefiguresinthenewbudget.

bigcheese/gun/wheel

-animportantperson,aleader

Thenewdirectorwasabigwheelinhispreviouscompany.

bigwig

-animportantperson,aleader

Someofthebigwigsofourcompanycametovisitourfactory.

blowadeal

-toruinabusinessdealwithsomeone

Weareworkinghardsothatwedonotblowthedealwithournewcustomer.

bottomdrops/fallsoutof（something）

-acollapseoccursandpricesfallbelowanearlierlowprice

Whenthebottomfelloutofthecoffeemarketmanycompanieshadtostopdoingbusiness.

bottomline

-thetotal,thefinalfigureonabalancesheet,theresults（ofabusiness）

Afterweexaminedthebottomlineofthecompanywedecidednottoinvestinit.

bottomline

-thecentralissueofadiscussion,themainpoint

Myfriendwantstoopenarestaurant.However,thebottomlineformeisthatweneedmoreresearchbeforeIinvestanymoney.

bottomout

-toreachthelowestorworstpoint

Thevalueofmystockhasbeguntobottomoutanditshouldsoonbegintoincreaseinvalue.

bounceacheck

-towriteacheckinwhichyoudonothaveenoughmoneyinyourbankaccount

Theyoungmanbouncedacheckwhenhetriedtopayhisrent.

boysinthebackroom

-agroupofmenmakingdecisionsbehindthescenes

Theboysinthebackroomtoldusthatthefactorywillclosenextyear.

breakeven

-tohaveexpensesequaltoprofits

Afterthreemonthsthecompanywasabletobreakevenandbegintomakeaprofit.

bring（something）tothetable

-tohavesomethingtoofferduringanegotiation

Wewereabletobringanewoffertothetableduringthenegotiations.

budgetcrunch/squeeze

-asituationwherethereisnotenoughmoneyinthebudget

Thereisaseverebudgetsqueezeatourcompany.

buyastakein（something）

-tobuypartownershipofacompanyorotherenterprise

Thelargebankisplanningtobuyastakeinthesmallstocktradingcompany.

buyoff（someone）orbuy（someone）off

-touseagiftormoneytodivertsomeonefromtheirduty（similartoabribeandsometimesillegal）

Thelanddevelopertriedtobuyoffthepoliticianbuthewasnotsuccessful.

buyout（someoneorsomething）orbuy（someoneorsomething）out

-tobuytheownershiporamajorityshareofsomething

Thelargecompanydecidedtobuyoutthesmalltextilecompany.

buy（something）oncredit

-tobuysomethingwithoutpayingcash

Myfriendhadnomoneysohedecidedtobuysomefurnitureoncredit.

byalongshot

-byabigdifference

Ourcompanybeatoutthebidsoftheothercompaniesbyalongshot.

acalculatedrisk

-anactionthatmayfailbuthasagoodchancetosucceed

Thecompanytookacalculatedriskwhentheyputthenewcomputeronthemarket.

callaloan

-todemandtheimmediateandcompletepaymentofadebt/loan

Thebankrecentlycalledtheloanofthesmallbusiness.

callameetingtoorder

-tostartameeting

Oursupervisorcalledthemeetingtoorderaftereveryonearrived.

callon（someone）tospeak

-toasksomeonetospeak,togivesomeonepermissiontospeakatameeting

Thechairmancalledonmetospeakatthemeeting.

captainofindustry

-atopcorporationofficer

Thepresidentofourcompanywasacaptainofindustryandwhenheretiredhewasappointedtomanygovernmentboards.

carryamotion

-tosupportorwinacceptanceforamotionorproposalorideainameeting

Iwasabletocarryamotionatlastnight'smeeting.

carryoverfigures/numbers/costs

-totransferafigureornumberorcostfromonecolumnortimetoanother

Ourcompanywillcarryoverlastyear'slossestothisyear.

carryover（something）orcarry（something）over

-tosaveorpostponesomethingforanothertime

Thedepartmentstorewillcarryovertheirsaleuntilafterthenationalholiday.

carrytheday

-towincompletesupport

Themanager'sideacarriedthedayandeveryonesupportedhimwithenthusiasm.

carrythroughwith（something）

-toputsomethingintoaction,todosomething

Thesteelcompanywillcarrythroughwiththeirplantorestructureoperations.

carveoutaniche（foraproduct）

-tocreateaspecialityorproductormarketthatnobodyelsehas

Thecompanywasabletocarveoutanichefortheirproductamonguniversitystudents.

circulatetheagenda

-todistributealistorotherinformationaboutwhatwillbediscussedinameeting

Wecirculatedtheagendaforthemeetinglastweek.

closeout（something）orclose（something）out

-tosellthewholeorallofsomething

Thecompanydecidedtocloseoutthestoreandselltheremainingstockverycheap.

closethebooks

-tostoptakingorders,toendabookkeepingperiod

ThecompanywillclosethebooksattheendofDecember.

closeupshop

-tostopdoingbusiness（foravarietyofreasons-notonlyfinancialreasons）

Theuniversitybookstorewillcloseupshopnextmonth.

comedowninprice

-tolowerthepriceofone'sproduct,tobecomecheaper

Wewereforcedtocomedowninpriceinordertosellourtargetnumberofcarsforthemonth.

comeinhigh

-tochargetoomuchforyourservices,toaskforapricethatistoohigh

Thesalesmancameinhighduringthenegotiationsandcouldnotsellhisproduct.

comeinlow

-toofferalowamountofmoneyforaproductorservice

Thecompanycameinlowwithanofferforourproduct.

comeonstrong

-tooverwhelmotherswithverystronglanguageorpersonality

Thesalesmancameonstrongatthemeetingandangeredtheothermembersoftheteam.

companyman

-apersonwhoalwaysworkshardforhiscompanyandsupportsthecompanypolicies

Myfatherwasacompanymanandhealwaysputinanextraeffortforhiscompany.

companytown

-atowndominatedbyoneindustryorcompany

Thecompanytownfacedsevereeconomictimeswhenthecoalmineclosed.

cornerthemarket

-todominateaparticularmarketwithyourproduct

Thelargecompanyhascorneredthemarketforcellphonesinourcity.

crunchnumbers

-todomathematicalcalculations

Theaccountantlovestocrunchnumbersandheisoneofthetopmanagersinourcompany.

cutadeal

-tomakeabusinessarrangementorcontractwithsomeone

Iwasabletocutadealwiththecontractorandwepaidverylittleforournewkitchen.

cutback

-tousefewerorlessofsomething

Thecompanyhasbeencuttingbackonentertainmentexpensesrecently.

cutcorners

-toeconomize,totrytospendlessmoney

Wehavebeenforcedtoeconomizeonexpensesduringthesesevereeconomictimes.

cutoff（someoneorsomething）orcut（someoneorsomething）off

-tointerruptorstopsomeoneorsomething

Thespeechbyourmanagerwascutoffwhentheelectricitywentoffinthebuilding.

cutone'slosses

-todosomethinginordertostoplosingadditionalmoneyortimeetc.

Weshouldselltheoldmachinerysoonandtrytocutourlosses.

defeatamotion

-todefeatanideaorproposalinameeting

Weeasilydefeatedthemotiontochangethedatesfornextyear'sconvention.

deliverthegoods

-tosucceedindoingagoodjobofsomething

Thenewmanagerisnotverypopularbutheisabletodeliverthegoods.

doublecheck（something）

-tochecksomethingagaintoconfirmthatitiscorrect

Wemustdoublecheckthenewproductpricesbeforethepricelistisprinted.

drawupacontract

-tomakeordraftacontract

Thelawyerspentseveralhoursdrawingupanewcontract.

droptheprice（ofsomething）

-tolowerthepriceofsomething

Wedroppedthepriceofourproductduringthenegotiation.

facevalue（ofsomething）

-theofficialvalueorworthofsomething

Althoughthefacevalueofthepostagestampwasverylowitsoldattheauctionformuchmoney.

fairplay

-equalandcorrectactiontowardsomeone,justice

Thecompanyhasareputationforfairplaywhentheyarebargainingwiththeiremployees.

figureout（something）orfigure（something）out

-tofindananswerbythinkingaboutsomething

Everybodyistryingtofigureoutwhatourbossisg