C1/C2 Business idioms and expressions | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

If you throw cold water on something, you...

discourage or forbid it

spend money on it

discard a bad idea

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

take advantage of something

postpone an important decision

close down a business

If you slash prices, you...

reduce them significantly

freeze them

increase them

If something sells like hotcakes, it...

sells very quickly

is a new product

is an expensive product

Red tape refers to...

excessive bureaucracy

working hours

the guidelines and rules about how to conduct a meeting

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

work hard

start a new company

complicate a negotiation

If something is on the block...

it is on sale

it is reduced

it is expensive

A number cruncher is...

an accountant

a financial officer

a CEO

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

receive money in exchange of favourable treatment

lower the price of something

are given a raise

If something jumps off the shelves, it...

sells very well

it is a new product

doesn't sell very well

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

make it higher

freeze it

make it lower

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

is successful

is illegal

needs financing

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

are involved in something

will be punished

have permission to speak

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

have part ownership of a company

are involved in something,

get an increase in one's salary

If a company goes belly up, it...

goes out of business because of financial problems

is financially profitable

starts a new company

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

If you cut a deal, you...

make a business arrangement or contract with someone

you ruin a business opportunity

you need to negotiate

If you crunch the numbers, you...

do mathematical calculations

cope with financial worries

offer a low amount of money

If something is done by a long shot...

it's done by a big difference

it's done dangerously

it's done quickly

If you bail out a company, you...

rescue a company that has financial problems

start a new company

close down a company

If you call it a day, you must

finish work for the day

start working harder

need to have an urgent meeting

If you have to go back to square one, you...

have to start over again

have already finished the project

need financing

If a company is operating on a shoestring, they are...

operating on very little money

doing well

closing down

If you need to learn the ropes, you...

need to learn the basics of something

already know all there is to know

ruin a business deal with someone

If you put in a tender, you..

make an offer

start working

have a strict time limit

If you pick up the tab, you...

pay the bill

request an invoice

calculate the amount

A down payment is...

a first part of the total payment

a cash payment

a reduced payment

If you second a motion...

you agree with a proposal

you put something in action

you make a second proposal

The shelf life of something refers to...

it's use use within a certain length of time

that it must be kept for a long time

a place for discarded objects

If a project is in the pipeline...

it's still in progress

it's ready for delivery

it's under discussion

If something goes down the drain...

it's wasted or lost

it's quality is reduced

it becomes more expensive

If you corner the market, you...

dominate an area of business

enter the market

override an agreement

If you clinch a deal, you...

reach an agreement

put an end to a discussion

complicate a negotiation