Business English Language Lessons
Business Expressions 4
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| 1. I imagine their company jet was
very expensive indeed. It probably ________ . |
| a) |
cost the earth |
| b) |
clear the decks |
| c) |
cut it fine |
| d) |
cut-throat |
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| 2. Our Silicone Valley site is right
at the ________ of the new technology. |
| a) |
cut our losses |
| b) |
cutting edge |
| c) |
cut it fine |
| d) |
cut-throat |
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| 3. There's lots of unfair competition
in our sector from ________ outfits which don't respect the law. |
| a) |
crocodile tears |
| b) |
crashed |
| c) |
cowboy |
| d) |
cough up |
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| 4. We did badly in the Japanese
market so eventually we decided to ________ and stop. |
| a) |
cut our losses |
| b) |
cough up |
| c) |
clear the decks |
| d) |
cut-throat |
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| 5. We had to threaten them with legal
action before they agreed to ________ the money they owed us. |
| a) |
crocodile tears |
| b) |
cough up |
| c) |
cut our losses |
| d) |
clear the decks |
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| 6. We'll have to drop everything
else. We'll have to ________ and concentrate on this. |
| a) |
clear the decks |
| b) |
crashed |
| c) |
cut it fine |
| d) |
cut-throat |
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| 7. Competition is really fierce. In
fact, it's ________ . |
| a) |
crocodile tears |
| b) |
crashed |
| c) |
cut it fine |
| d) |
cut-throat |
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| 8. Bids had to be in by 6.00 and we
put ours in ten minutes before the deadline. We really ________ . |
| a) |
crocodile tears |
| b) |
cut it fine |
| c) |
cut our losses |
| d) |
crashed |
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| 9. We can't access the computer
files. The system ________ this morning and we cannot fix it. |
| a) |
crocodile tears |
| b) |
cutting edge |
| c) |
cut our losses |
| d) |
crashed |
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| 10. He said he was sorry about
letting me go but I'm sure they were only ________ he was shedding. |
| a) |
crocodile tears |
| b) |
cutting edge |
| c) |
cut our losses |
| d) |
cost the earth |
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