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  1. Complete the following sentences with phrasal verbs and idiomatic expressions from the list above. Make any other necessary changes.

1. Our sales have been low this quarter. That’s ..................... to my chances of a bonus.

2. (on the phone) Hello ... yes, it is ... Mr Smith? Certainly. Hold on a second. I'll..................... you ......................

3. It’s very kind of you to ask me to dinner. I hope I'm not ..................... you ......................

4. When senior managers from head office come to visit us we really ..................... ourselves ..................... to make their stay enjoyable.

5. You want to know the prices of houses in the United States? Sorry, I can’t help, but I can ..................... you ..................... to someone who can.

6. I ..................... it when I asked Mr Johnston how his wife was. Apparently, she’s just left him!

7. You'd like to transfer to the Personnel Department, would you? Perhaps I can ..................... for you when I see the Personnel Manager.

Business idioms

  1. Many journalists who write about business like to use idiomatic expressions to make what they say more interesting to the reader. As some of these expressions occur regularly, it is important to understand them and note them down.

Translate these idioms and then complete each of the sentences with one of the words or phrases below. Use each item once only.

carry the can

ride rough-shod

ride the storm

rubber-stamp

woo

thorny problem

type-cast

undermine

wiped off

nose-dive

a dawn raid

fall by the wayside

hefty knock

teething problems

1. They attempt to .....................the housewife with special offers.

2. Despite ......................in the first few months, the new system has proved to be a great success.

3. He then turned to the ...................of appraisal interviews, a topic which he knew would be unpopular.

4. If you..................over your opponents you should not be surprised if they take every opportunity to get their revenge.

5. She accuses some of the directors of trying to………………........her position in the company.

6. They were left to.................................after the firm collapsed.

7. Luckily we were able to..................................until things had calmed down.

8. The pound took a.................................yesterday when the trade figures turned out to be much worse than anyone had expected.

9. Over £17 million was.................................the value of the company after it was announced that they had made a substantial loss.

10. She's been...............................as a risk-taker but in fact she's usually a very cautious person.

11. The committee did little more than......................................the new policy.

12. Inevitably many new products........................................in the rush for profits.

13. They gained control of the company after.......................................that caught the directors and the stock market completely by surprise.

14. The bad news caused the shares to......................................65p to 85p.

Consolidation

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