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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
  •  15
  • faile to achieve a goal completely
    COME UP SHORT
  •  15
  • give (someone) permission to start doing something
    GIVE (SB) THE GREEN LIGHT
  •  15
  • increased very quickly
    GO THROUGH THE ROOF
  •  15
  • start something (usually a work project)
    GET THE BALL ROLLING
  •  15
  • stop taking orders in order to end a bookkeeping period
    CLOSE THE BOOKS
  •  15
  • 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
  •  15
  • not profitable, operating at a loss
    IN THE RED
  •  15
  • excessive rules and procedures
    RED TAPE
  •  15
  • not easily categorised
    A GREY AREA
  •  15
  • something that has a low probability of happening
    A LONG SHOT
  •  15
  • something that will probably happen
    A SAFE BET
  •  15
  • something that will probably happen
    A SAFE BET
  •  15
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