BUSINESS ENGLISHQUESTIONS:
(Choose the best response for each one)
1. Well you've really got to hit the ______, Matt ( = to start working hard immediately). There's no time to waste!
ground running
ground falling
floor running
2. Moving ______, ( = in the future) you'll be in charge of this project.
forward
foursome
forehead
3. Mary, I don't feel like we're on the ______here.
same boat
same wave
same page
4. Let's ______( = talk) tomorrow.
intermingle
interface
interfere
5. I'll take that ______= We'll talk about that after the meeting.
off-scale
online
offline
6. I'm super busy right now, I'll ______with you tomorrow.
touch base
touch bars
touch face
7. I don't have the ______( = time) to take this on right now.
bandwidth
band-aid
banner
8. My plate is ______= I'm really busy
filled
round
full
9. Let's ______( = analyze financial data) and see how they look.
ride the numbers
run the numbers
run the digits
10. We've got to think ______= We have to come up with some innovative solutions/ideas
outside the cube
outside the box
out of the boxes
11. Let's all meet and get our ______. ( = make sure we're well organized/ efficient)
ducks in a row
dogs in a row
ducks in a lake
12. Paul, ______me ( = contact me) next week about the sales report.
pong
ping
pang
13. Well, that's a pretty good idea. Let's send it ______. ( = let's show it to upper management)
up the flagpole
up the river
up the creek
14. ______is the corporate way of saying "things that have to be done".
Act items
Action items
Action things
15. The term "to ______" should not be used to mean "to go back to something" unless you're a cowboy.
circle back
go back
circle back around
16. Presently, anyone who uses the word ______to mean "enthusiastic", "active", etc., can easily become a laughing stock.
reactive
attractive
proactive
17. In the modern business world, people aren't used, they're ______.
leveraged
leveled
led-on
18. Actually, in many an office environment, people aren't even people anymore - they're ______.
resourceful
resources
resonance
19. Let's put that in the ______= Let's not worry about that right now
parking
garage
parking lot
20. You have to take ______of this process. ( = You are responsible for this process)
ownership
own
a break
21. We've got to make sure everyone is ______for ( = everyone agrees to) our final implementation
on the board
on board
on the boat
22. Paul, Javier, you guys are going to ______on this. ( = You guys will be working together on this)
tag
tag each other
tag team
23. Well, we just got our ______orders. ( = instructions)
march
marching
margin
24. A characteristic of a service or product that raises its perceived value is known as a "value-______".
add
addition
addict
25. Technology is a shifting ______. ( = Technology is something that always changes)
paradigm
parachute
pear
26. Let's ______= Let's talk
diagram
diatribe
dialogue
27. We're going to have to ______( = tell the truth) and let him know we are five weeks behind schedule.
open the kimono
open the door
let loose the iguana
28. This initiative will create the ______needed to take our business to the next level.
synergy
symbiosis
sanctity
29. This kind of corporate office jargon is sometimes referred to as ______.
babble
officespeak
eloquent speech
30. To "get the ball ______" means to start something.
to roll
going
rolling
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