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BUSINESS IDIOMS

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    Idiomatic expressions * business
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  • 100% according to the rules
    BY THE BOOK
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  • dominate a particular sector
    CORNER THE MARKET
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  • faile to achieve a goal completely
    COME UP SHORT
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  • give (someone) permission to start doing something
    GIVE (SB) THE GREEN LIGHT
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  • increased very quickly
    GO THROUGH THE ROOF
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  • start something (usually a work project)
    GET THE BALL ROLLING
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  • stop taking orders in order to end a bookkeeping period
    CLOSE THE BOOKS
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  • take a low-level position with a company with the goal of eventually getting a better position with the same company in the future
    GET A FOOT IN THE DOOR
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  • alter facts or figures dishonestly or illegally
    COOK THE BOOKS
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  • fail to take advantage of an opportunity by doing or saying something wrong
    BLOW IT
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  • fail
    TO BOMB
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  • confident, optimistic
    BE BULLISH
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  • is in the position of being able to make the decisions that will influence a situation
    CALL THE SHOTS
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  • controls a business firmly and effectively
    RUN A TIGHT SHIP
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  • expects a lot in exchange for something
    DRIVE A HARD BARGAIN
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  • have great financial success
    MAKE A KILLING
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