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business idioms

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    C1 business idioms
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  • Use this phrase to say you want to start something, e. g. a project.
    Get the ball rolling
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  • You can use this phrase when you want to give a short summary of something using only a few words.
    In a nutshell 
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  • This phrase applies when you have done or said something 100 % correctly
    Hit the nail on the head
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  • If you have something difficult to do or a demanding assignment and you don’t want to give further details about it, you can use the phrase “I’ve my got my work............”.
    Have someone’s work cut out for them
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  • This means to learn the basics of something
    Learn the ropes
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  • Use this when you want to point out that you are between two equally difficult choices and it does not matter which choice you make.
    Caught between a rock and a hard place
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  • no obligation on the receiver’s side to return whatever you’ve given.
    No strings attached
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  • This idiom is a useful skill too. When you understand something which isn’t clearly communicated or is often only suggested
    Read between the lines
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  • This phrase means to do or say something that causes problems or upsets people.
    Rock the boat
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  • agree fully
    See eye to eye
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  • Use this phrase to say there is no limit to what can be achieved.
    The sky’s the limit
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  • This is used to say you will make contact with someone or talk to someone
    Touch base
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  • This phrase means to take a low-level position at a company with the goal of eventually getting a better position within the same company.
    Get/have one’s foot in the door
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  • you do them exactly according to company policy or the law.
    By the book
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  • Someone who is responsible and has to make the important decisions
    Calling the shots
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  • When you need to correct a mistake and say what is correct or the truth
    Set the record straight
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