Business Idioms and Expressions Quiz

Burn the midnight oil = Working very late at night Caught red-handed = Caught in the act of doing something wrong Bottleneck = Something that slows down a process Booming = Growing very fast

Cutthroat = Extremely aggressive competition Blank check = Complete freedom to spend Clamp down on = Start strict controls Dime a dozen = Very common and not special

Blue-sky thinking = Thinking without limits Come to think of it = Remembering something during a conversation Down to the wire = Continuing until the last moment Diamond in the rough = Has great potential but needs refinement

<p>Crunch some numbers = Perform calculations or analyze data Daylight robbery = Unreasonably high prices Come up short = Not reaching goals or targets Cave in = Finally agreeing after refusing</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Burn the midnight oil = Staying up late to meet a deadline Cave in = Supplier finally agreeing to lower prices Caught red-handed = Someone discovered stealing Booming = Electric car market growing fast</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Blue-sky thinking = Encouraging unrestricted ideas Clamp down on = Management implementing strict controls Blank check = Boss allowing unlimited project spending Dime a dozen = Items or people not particularly valuable</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Down to the wire = Something that lasts until the deadline Diamond in the rough = Potential waiting to be developed Cutthroat = Aggressive business environment Daylight robbery = Overly high prices</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Come up short = Failing to meet a target Crunch some numbers = Analyzing financial data Caught red-handed = Being discovered while doing wrong Bottleneck = Situation slowing production</p> Signup and view all the answers