25 Essential Business Idioms for Fluent English

Let's learn some very common English expressions that native speakers use in the workplace. Almost all of my students are professionals and speak English quite

fluent

ly. Their grammar is excellent and their general English vocabulary is quite good, but one of their main concerns is what they want. that they might use the expressions that native speakers use and sometimes they don't understand native speakers because they use various idiomatic expressions. The

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world is full of idiomatic expressions, for example, a non-native speaker might say, "tell me about how much." This will cost, but a native speaker would say, "give me a ballpark figure." So do you have any idea of ​​a ballpark figure for what someone could expect to pay?

The speaker is likely to say we need to get things going and that's because you want to get things going and our goal is to at least get things going and a non-native speaker might say we can't get started until the boss approves, but a native speaker might say we can't start until the boss gives us the green light, and green light is another idiomatic expression. You will learn many

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in this course and it may seem like there are too many to remember. So this is what I suggest you do. I suggest you pause after I teach you each idiom and then make your own sentences and say them out loud.

Also when you see the sentences on the screen, read them along with me, it is a very good memorization technique. and make sure to watch this video until the end because there will be a fill in the blank quiz to test your knowledge. Well, let's start with the first idiom. This one is very, very common and I think you may already know this to think outside the box. and that means thinking in an original way, in a creative way, in a way that is not limited by rules, especially in

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, to come up with new ideas instead of traditional ideas.

We can also say that he is an innovative thinker. Do you consider yourself an innovative thinker? box thinker let's see more example sentences to solve this complex problem you will have to think outside the box instead of following the usual approach we should think outside the box to find a solution her ability to think outside the box makes her a valuable asset to the company, let's hear how other people use this expression and sometimes when you don't have as many resources, it forces you to think outside the box. The easiest way to think outside the box is to not know where it is. box is the next idiom is Cutting Edge Cutting Edge means the newest and most advanced, something innovative or leading in technology, we can say that this smartphone features a cutting-edge design or we can say that I like to stay updated about the latest cutting-edge developments in In the industry we can also say that we are at the forefront.

Let's hear how some people used it this way. You've been at the forefront of new technology since before the dawn of Twitter and the new era of social media. Perhaps the artist's career puts you at the forefront of new forms of Victorian expression and they are at the forefront of their field. Another very common commercial expression is approximate figure. A ballpark figure is a rough estimate. We use this expression when we do not know the exact amount. or we don't need the exact quantity, for example, we can say I don't need an exact price, just give me a ballpark figure or we can say that the initial estimate was just a ballpark figure, can you give me a ballpark figure of the cost? of renovating the office or we can say we are in the ballpark, let's hear how some native speakers used it, but I have had between 30 and 50 jobs, so now we are talking about about 400,000 people per year just give me a ballpark figure, the following idiom is to get things going and that means starting a process or a project, starting to do something to get other people to do the same, for example, we can say, let's schedule a meeting to kick-start the launch of the new project or once Once we obtain the financing we can start the construction project.

I'm glad we finally got going, what are we waiting for, let's get going, let's get started. Let's start and here is another very common idiomatic expression, the bottom line, and that means the main point, the most important thing to consider, the bottom line or the most important aspect, we can say, the bottom line is that he is gone and he will not come back. . is that we don't have the money to pay for it, let's not lose sight of the bottom line, which is to increase our market share, or we can say, let's go to the bottom line and that means let's go to the main point, the next idiom is to put all the Eggs in one basket Has anyone ever told you not to put all your eggs in one basket?

That means don't rely on just one strategy or one option because you risk losing everything we can say when you're planning. your investments it is not wise to put all your eggs in one basket. I'm applying for multiple jobs because I don't want to put all my eggs in one basket. Do you have a similar expression in your native language? Let me know in the comments. I think it is very interesting to learn the expressions that people use in different languages ​​to express the same concept, well let's move on to the next expression to be on the same page and that means agree or think similarly if a group of people are on the same page, they are working well together and have the same goals, we can say, let's schedule a meeting to make sure everyone is on the same page or we can say, are we all on the same page or not?

I don't think we're on the same page on this topic, let's hear how other people used it. I had literally gotten my team on the same page. This is what I'm talking about. Are you on the same page as me? I versus you are not on the same page let's move on to the next expression to go the extra mile and that means going the extra mile to do more than is required or expected or trying a little harder after you have already put a lot of effort into it. something, for example, we can say that she always goes the extra mile to provide exceptional customer service.

He always goes the extra mile for his friends. This project was successful because the team was willing to go the extra mile. The next expression is to cross the tees and put dots on the eyes when you are writing and you write the letter T you need to cross it you need to draw the little line that crosses the T and when you write the letter i you need to put a dot on the top, cross the tees and putting dots in the eyes means paying special attention to every little detail when you are doing something, when you are finishing something, for example, we can say that before sending the contract, the legal team crossed the tees and dotted the dots. eyes to ensure that there are no errors, we can say that she is known for her attention to details and always takes the time to cross-check the teas and dots the eyes in her reports, the project manager emphasized the importance of crossing the tees and dots in the eyes to avoid any misunderstanding the following expression is funny this one is also very common the elephant in the room what do you think that means it means an obvious problem or an issue that is being ignored there is an obvious problem but no one wants to talk about it Let's see in this photo there is an elephant in the room but no one talks about it.

Maybe they don't want to talk about it because it is an uncomfortable topic or they are worried that people will get angry. They are avoiding the topic but it is an important topic. An important topic that are avoiding, for example, we can say during the meeting that no one talked about the elephant in the room, the CEO's involvement in the scandal or we can say why no one talks about the elephant in the room: he is incompetent and needs to resign or we can say in the corporate meeting that the financial crisis was the elephant in the room that no one wanted to discuss or we can say it's time to talk about the elephant in the room, let's look at the following idiom to hit the nail on the head and that means doing something that is exactly right to identify or address something precisely, we can say that your analysis of market trends really hit the nail on the head or we can say that you hit the nail on the head about it. is dishonest and manipulative the doctor's diagnosis was spot on, let's learn the following idiom to cover all the bases and that means doing everything necessary to be sure that something is successful to make sure that all aspects are considered we can say our procedures We cover all the bases to ensure the safety of our employees.

The legal team reviewed the contract thoroughly to make sure it covered all the bases. Or you can ask if we covered all the bases. Let's learn the meaning of the idiomatic expression to play it by ear. playing by ear means making decisions on the fly without a specific plan to decide your actions as you go depending on the situation we can say that we do not have specific travel plans, we are just playing by ear Since the situation is constantly changing. We'll have to play it by ear and adjust our strategy accordingly. I'm not sure what I'll say at the meeting.

I'll just play it by ear. What do you want to do tomorrow? We do not. now I have to decide, let's play it by ear, let's see the meaning of the idiom catch up catch up means try to catch up with competitors or deadlines make an effort to keep up with the demands of a job, for example we can say that after falling behind the team is now catching up to meet the deadline our company is playing ketchup with competitors who have already adopted new technology I'm always so busy I always feel like I'm playing ketchup let's hear how some other people used it and again microsof is playing ketchup, i.e.

America is finally playing ketchup, frankly the competition is still playing ketchup with our chips. In fact, I have been playing ketchup for several years, do you know the meaning of the means to put out fires which means to deal with urgent problems or crises put out is a phrasal verb which means to extinguish and put out is a phrasal verb that I teach in my new verbs course compounds for

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English is in video number 18, let's listen to the way Drake and I explain it in the course welcome to lesson number 18 this is the third part of phrasal verbs with put, let's learn 10 additional phrasal verbs with the verb to put now let's learn the different meanings of to put out, let's listen to Drake explain the first meaning you can use put out as a way of saying that you are extinguishing something, like a cigarette, a cigar or a fire, if there is a big fire, you take the fire extinguisher and put the target. foam everywhere you're putting it out uh you're getting rid of the fire you know you have a cigarette and you and you do this on the way you try to put out the cigarette you're putting out the cigarette to put put out means to extinguish or stop the burning of something, for example a fire , a flame or a light, we can say, please blow out the candles before going to bed, the firefighters worked hard to put out the fire, he put out his cigarette, let's look at the following meaning of publishing the course contains 21 video lessons and each lesson contains many phrasal verbs plus downloadable PDF files of definitions and sample sentences and there are almost 1,000 sample sentences so you can practice them in various contexts and there are quizzes to assess your progress, plus pronunciation and accent lessons and Most importantly, the entire course is also available in downloadable audio that you can listen to anytime, anywhere.

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.com let's go back to the idiom putting out fires putting out fires is a very common idiom that is commonly used in the workplace, we can say No I can do no work. I spend most of my time putting out fires. The IT department was busy putting out fires when the server crashed. Do you have to put out fires at work? Let's move on to the next idiom to get the green light this expression is commonly used in the business world and it means to get approval or permission to start something, for example we can say that the marketing campaign received the green light from the client and now we can launch it, the pharmaceutical company finally got the green light. green light to sell your new drug, we can say, have you started the project yet?

No, we are waiting for the green light from the CEO. We are waiting for him to give us the green light. Let's hear how other people used it. I finally got the green light to go ahead and get the book seen. I just found out I have the green light. Let's go to a baking line. Tour, they, in a way, gave the green light for this particular policy. Let's look at the idiomatic expression. in the air when a situation is not yet decided it is in the air it is not certain that it will happen it is not yet determined it is very common to say that ourPlans are up in the air Our vacation plans are still up in the air because I can't decide where to go.

Many details are still up in the air. Are you going to the training course next week? I don't know. Everything is up in the air at this point. Let's hear how other people used it. Maybe maybe me. I don't know, it's up in the air, who knows, and it's up in the air whether or not the Republicans will make good on their threat, we'll see what's up in the air, we'll see what this is. and how it is and let's start fromDo you know the meaning of the idiomatic expression go down the rabbit hole? It means getting lost in details or distractions, for example, while researching a topic online.

I often find myself going down a rabbit hole of related articles and videos during the meeting. He went down the rabbit hole of discussing minor issues instead of focusing on the main agenda. Be careful when searching the Internet. It's easy to fall down a rabbit hole and lose track of time. Do you know the meaning of the idiomatic expression lwh hanging? fruit or picking low-hanging fruit low-hanging fruit is something that is easy to get and picking low-hanging fruit is doing the obvious or easy thing to achieve success or progress, so it is a job in which you can achieve maximum success. achieved with minimal effort to look for easy business opportunities to achieve success in an easy way, we can say that to increase sales, let's focus on reaping the pending fruits by targeting existing clients before working on the more challenging aspects of the project, The team decided to choose the LWH hanging fruit to progress, let's hear how other people used it.

It's easier to make money with lwh hanging fruit, which made it pretty easy to go after lwh hanging fruit, but now a lot of that lwh hanging fruit is gone. The infrastructure China needs has already been built. Do you know the meaning of the idiomatic expression receive the axe? This is an axe. So what do you think it means if we say he got the axe? It means he was fired. He lost his job. American English Ax can be written in two different ways: it can be ax or ax. We can use it this way. Several employees took the ax due to budget cuts.

He was surprised when he received the axe. If you keep being late, you're going to take the ax if I tell you you dropped the ball, what does that mean? to drop the ball is an idiomatic expression that means to make a mistake or miss an opportunity at a very important moment, especially because you do not take action and do something that you should have done, for example, we can say that he dropped the ball in the project by not meeting the deadline, we dropped the ball when we didn't follow up with the client and lost the contract when the earthquake occurred.

Of course the government agency had dropped the ball on disaster preparedness or you can say they really dropped the ball in this case, we can't afford to drop the ball a second time, what does it mean if I say that Do I have a lot on my plate? It means I have a lot of work to do or I have a lot of problems or I have too many responsibilities. I have a lot of important work to deal with. We can say that as a small business owner, you constantly have a lot on your plate. from managing employees to dealing with clients has kids a full-time job and is studying for an exam has a lot on his plate Sorry, I didn't call him back I've had a lot on my plate recently come on look at the following idiom do you know the meaning of The idiom to cut corners which means to do something the cheapest or easiest way, to take shortcuts or compromise on quality to save time or money, we can say that the quality is not as good as it used to be.

They are taking shortcuts to try to save money. Taking shortcuts in your exercise routine won't help you achieve your fitness goals. They were criticized for taking shortcuts when building the house. They took shortcuts and that programs don't rush you can't cut the corners if you want to do a perfect job take your time and do it right don't cut the corners the next idiom is the big picture or getting the big picture and that means understanding the big picture to see the big picture we can say you understood the details but you missed the big picture or we can say go back and take a look at the big picture the following idiom goes forward and that means in the future look forward from this points forward and this is used often to indicate a change in focus or a new plan or to emphasize a commitment to change, for example we may say in the future, let's make an effort to improve our communication, we need to figure out what we are going to do.

In the future, we expect sales to increase due to our new marketing strategy. Let's hear how other people used it and how much they could continue to teach us in the future or what are the key elements that we didn't have. We should go ahead and look at the final idiom for pulling the trigger, this is a gun and this is a trigger and what happens when you pull the trigger, make a decision or take action to make a final decision or commit. to a certain course of action, for example, we can say that you have been wasting time trying to make a decision.

I wish you would just pull the trigger. She had been considering a career change for a while and finally pulled the trigger on leaving her current one. job, it's time to pull the trigger to launch the new product, the market is ready for it, you've been talking about this for years, what are you waiting for?, it's time to pull the trigger, you learned a lot of

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that you can use in in the workplace and now it's time to fill out the blank questionnaire to see how many of these you remember. Let's look at the first question.

What idiom means to think in an original way in a creative way. What do we say to think outside of what? box to think outside the box instead of saying let's not make advanced plans let's decide on the fly or as it happens what can we say let's play with two words let's play by ear let's play by ear let's look at the next question instead of saying tell me approximately how much this will cost can we say give me a blank figure what is the approximate correct answer give me a approximate figure what idiom means an important topic that everyone avoids an obvious reality that no one wants to talk about called a blank space in the room what is the correct answer elephant the elephant in the room don't ignore the elephant in the room we need to talk about it let's look at the next question instead of saying you said the right thing, you got it right they were accurate we can say you hit the mark in the blank what is the answer correct you hit the nail on the head you hit the nail on the head if we want to say that we got permission or we got approval to do something we can use the idiomatic expression we have the blank blank what it is we have the green light we have the green light the boss us gave the green light said yes said go ahead and do it what idiom means the situation is not safe it is not yet decided we can say it is in the air it is in the air we do not know what is going to happen things are in the air it is still in the air if we want to say he was fired he lost his job what idiom can we use he got the what ax he got the ax did you hear he got the ax if you keep coming late to work are you going to get the ax how did you do on the exam if you committed two or more errors?

I suggest you watch the video again and then pause the video and make your own sentences try to use them in many different contexts and if you keep practicing them you will be able to use them naturally and spontaneously when you speak English and you will sound like a native speaker, thank you for watching and keep practicing, this is the Perfect time to work on your English fluency and save $200 when you get the super bundle of my three courses, the American Accent Course, 400 Advanced Words You Need to Know to Be Fluent in English, and Phrases. verbs for fluent English, visit Accurate

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