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Business English Idioms

Learn common English idioms used in work and business contexts.
Instructor:
Dylan Gates
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understand a range of English idioms used in the professional world.
use these idioms to make their communication more natural, effective and engaging.
feel more confident and comfortable interacting with native speakers of English.

You have studied English grammar and have a wide vocabulary. The problem is that you find it difficult to communicate effectively in English at work. Native English speakers use lots of idioms which can be confusing. You might understand the individual words in each idiom, but you don’t understand what the expressions actually mean. For example, if your boss tells you that you are working in a ‘dog eat dog’ industry, what is he trying to tell you? You understand the words but the idiom surely means something else.

Understanding and using English idioms at work will help you express yourself more effectively in your job. Idioms are often used as a short cut, a way to express a concept or idea in a short and memorable way. Humans use idioms to engage their listeners and emphasise their ideas and opinions. If you use idioms, you will be able to express yourself in a more colourful and natural way. 

This course will teach you lots of common English idioms used at work. You’ll be able to build rapport with your English-speaking colleagues and clients by using the language they speak.

Each video is about 3 minutes long and gives you a definition and an example of the idiom used in a business context. There are a couple of questions about each idiom. Think about these questions to help you remember the idioms. Finally, idioms are generally fixed expressions – you cannot change the words or the order because that will make the idiom sound strange. At the end of each lesson, you will be asked to decide if the idiom is used correctly or not in an example sentence.

Brief Overview of the Course

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Introduction to Business English Idioms

Business English Idioms

1
To call it a day
2
To get your foot in the door
3
To see eye to eye
4
To pay under the table
5
To talk shop
6
To put something on the back burner
7
To throw in the towel
8
To go the extra mile
9
To think outside the box
10
To get off on the wrong foot
11
To stand your ground
12
To run around like a headless chicken
13
To cut to the chase
14
To be a blessing in disguise
15
To cost an arm and a leg
16
To learn the ropes
17
Business Idioms Quiz 1

This short quiz tests you on Business English idioms found in Lectures 2 to 16.

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To cook the books
19
To make a cold call
20
To get the green light
21
To twist somebody's arm
22
To run on a shoestring
23
To be snowed under
24
To be in the red / black
25
To be a big fish in a small pond
26
To be ahead of the curve
27
To stay on top of things
28
To play it by ear
29
To pick somebody's brain
30
Business English idioms Quiz 2

This short quiz tests you on Business English idioms found in Lectures 

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To cut corners
32
To take the bull by the horns
33
To get fired
34
To be dead wood
35
To quit the rat race
36
To go back to the drawing board
37
To miss the boat
38
To jump the gun
39
Business English Idioms - Quiz 3

This quiz tests you on lectures 30 to 37.

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To be in the loop
41
To move the goalposts
42
To be put on the map
43
To do the donkey work
44
To jump on the bandwagon
45
To hold the fort
46
To pay dividends
47
To hold all the aces
48
To cash in your chips
49
To take something on board
50
To pick holes in something
51
Business English Idioms Quiz 4

This quiz tests you on idioms 38 - 48.

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