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Business Communication Idioms

Instructions:
  • Answer 41 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. To be one's cup of tea


2. I was born ready






3. ASAP






4. Today I feel a little 'under the weather.'






5. To be a wall-flower


6. To get off on a tangent






7. Less is more






8. You never get a second chance to make a first impression.






9. Turn over a new leaf






10. Keep it short and simple (KISS)






11. Typo






12. Cheat sheet






13. To be an eager beaver






14. To B.S.






15. To think outside the box






16. We are in the same boat.






17. I'm healthy as a horse!






18. You don't want to open that 'can of worms'!


19. Be careful what you wish for!






20. That's a 'loaded' question!


21. We're going to change gears






22. To soften the blow






23. Are we all on the same page?






24. Let's get this show on the road!






25. To get the ball rolling






26. To keep someone in the loop.






27. Get on the right track






28. It's a dog-eat-dog world


29. I'm fit as a fiddle!






30. Win-win






31. Social climber






32. Same old; same old






33. To be the big cheese






34. TESOL






35. He is a handful!






36. Social butterfly






37. Easier said than done






38. Put yourself in the shoes of your customers.


39. To be jet-lagged






40. To be smooth






41. I feel like a 'million bucks!