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If you cut a deal, you...

make a business arrangement or contract with someone

you ruin a business opportunity

you need to negotiate

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If you hang out one's shingle, you...

open your own business

do something as planned or as agreed

go out of business because of financial problems

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If a company goes belly up, it...

goes out of business because of financial problems

starts a new company

is financially profitable

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If you have a stake in something, you...

are involved in something,

get an increase in one's salary

have part ownership of a company

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If you have one's finger in the pie, you...

are involved in something

have permission to speak

will be punished

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If a company is in the black, it...

is successful

is illegal

needs financing

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If you jack up the price of something, you...

make it lower

make it higher

freeze it

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If something jumps off the shelves, it...

sells very well

doesn't sell very well

it is a new product

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If you're given a kickback, you...

are given a raise

lower the price of something

receive money in exchange of favourable treatment

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A number cruncher is...

a CEO

a financial officer

an accountant

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If something is on the block...

it is expensive

it is reduced

it is on sale

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If you put your nose to the grindstone, you...

complicate a negotiation

start a new company

work hard

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Red tape refers to...

working hours

the guidelines and rules about how to conduct a meeting

excessive bureaucracy

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If something sells like hotcakes, it...

is a new product

sells very quickly

is an expensive product

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If you slash prices, you...

increase them

freeze them

reduce them significantly

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If you strike while the iron is hot, you...

close down a business

postpone an important decision

take advantage of something

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