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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 think outside the box






2. Be careful what you wish for!






3. To B.S.






4. To keep someone in the loop.






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

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6. Less is more






7. TESOL






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






9. To get off on a tangent






10. Get on the right track






11. Easier said than done






12. Social butterfly






13. To be one's cup of tea

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14. Same old; same old






15. He is a handful!






16. Cheat sheet






17. We are in the same boat.






18. Keep it short and simple (KISS)






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

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20. Put yourself in the shoes of your customers.

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21. We're going to change gears






22. To be jet-lagged






23. I feel like a 'million bucks!






24. I'm fit as a fiddle!






25. Turn over a new leaf






26. Are we all on the same page?






27. Typo






28. To be the big cheese






29. To be smooth






30. I'm healthy as a horse!






31. To be an eager beaver






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






33. That's a 'loaded' question!

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34. Win-win






35. Social climber






36. To be a wall-flower

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37. ASAP






38. To soften the blow






39. To get the ball rolling






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






41. I was born ready