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There are many idioms used in the business world. If you don’t understand these expressions, it’s easy to get lost in a conversation. Below is a chart of some of the most common idioms used at work. Although most of these idioms are used in both British and American English, the chart was designed to include the most common business idioms in American English. The Most Common Business Idioms Idiom Meaning Example 24/7 "24/7" means 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The convenience store on the corner is open 24/7. a tough break When something unfortunate happens, it can be called a "tough break." It was a tough break for us when Caroline quit. She was one of our top performers. ahead of the curve To be "ahead of the curve" means to be more advanced than the competition. We're investing a lot of money in research and development so we can stay ahead of the curve. ...

Idioms about money Here is the list of idioms about money Earn a fortune to earn a lot of money He  made a fortune  on the stock market. Tighten your belt to reduce the amount of money that you normally spend We’ve had to  tighten our belts  since my mother lost her job. On/below the breadline having very little money or a very low income to live properly They are living  on the breadline. Get your fingers burnt  to suffer loss as the result of doing something risky He  got his fingers burnt  in foreign markets. Burn a hole in your pocket If money is burning a hole in your pocket, you want to spend it as soon as you possibly can Chicken feed an amount of money that is so small to be significant It’s a nice job but the pay is  chicken feed . Cost an arm and a leg to be extremely expensive The fur coat  cost her and arm and a leg . Have deep pockets to have a lot of money a company that has  deep pockets Feel the pinch to have financi...

Read the information about Paula and answer the questions. A day in the life of Paula Radcliffe - Marathon Runner 8.30am Sometimes, my daughter Isla wakes me and my husband, Gary, up, or, more often, we wake her up. After I get up, I always check my pulse. It's usually 38-40 beats per minute. If it is too high, I rest for the day. It's so important to listen to my body. I have a drink and a snack while giving Isla her breakfast. 9.30am We take Isla to nursery and then I start my training. I run, and Gary rides his bike next to me and gives me drinks. Four times a week, I have a cold bath or go for a swim in a lake after training. 12.30pm I pick up Isla from nursery and we go home and I eat a big lunch of cereal and fruit. Then I have rice and salmon, or toast and peanut butter. I try to eat as soon as possible after training. After lunch, I play with my daughter. 2pm I have a nap in the afternoon, and Gary usually takes Isla out while I s...

How to make a lasting impression in just five minutes of conversation Often, we conduct a conversation with the sole purpose of simply keeping it going, rather than trying to make it especially interesting. The result is that it often becomes boring and uncomfortable. That’s why we prepared some tips for you on how to avoid this situation and instead seriously impress your conversation partner. A well-formulated question can make a person tell you a story. There’s no way they can answer it in the standard way. Break the mirror When a conversation is going badly, an amusing situation often develops which is sometimes referred to as "the mirror." In order to seem polite, we often ask our conversation partner standard questions, repeat the words they use, or just agree with everything they say. As a result, we lose any enjoyment we might...

What goes on in the brain of a bilingual person, and what are the effects of being raised in two languages? In this video and article, we discuss different perceptions of what it means to be bilingual.       I – What is bilingualism? As the above video shows, everybody’s got a different opinion. For some, being bilingual means being able to communicate effortlessly in two languages, even if one was learned later in life and communication takes an occasional detour. Others take error-free grammar and perfect pronunciation as the benchmarks. And it’s not just we mere mortals who are divided, scholars are equally split because the criteria and measurements are simply too vague and varied to settle on any one definition. From this, we can at least draw one conclusion: Bilingualism is a relative label, a question of degree rather than dichotomy. It’s also a fundamentally subjective phenomenon, one that is first and foremost felt . Do you feel it? ...