By watching this video lesson, you will learn 5 English idioms that will help you be more comfortable in business situations.
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ENGLISH IDIOMS [About life]
1. Cut to the chase
Meaning: Get to the point without wasting time on unnecessary details.
- Let’s cut to the chase. What’s your final offer for the contract?
- In our meetings, the CEO always cuts to the chase to save time.
- I appreciate how you cut to the chase in your presentation, highlighting only the key points.
2. Throw someone under the bus
Meaning: Betray or blame someone, especially to save oneself.
- Don’t throw your colleagues under the bus just to make yourself look better.
- She felt betrayed when her manager threw her under the bus during the project review.
- It’s unprofessional to throw your team under the bus when things go wrong.
3. Bite off more than you can chew
Meaning: Take on more responsibility or work than you can handle.
- Be careful not to bite off more than you can chew with this new project.
- I think I’ve bitten off more than I can chew by agreeing to three deadlines this week.
- The new employee bit off more than he could chew and is now struggling to keep up.
4. Put all your eggs in one basket
Meaning: Invest all your resources or efforts into a single course of action.
- It’s risky to put all our eggs in one basket by relying on a single supplier.
- “Instead of putting all your eggs in one basket, you should diversify your skill set to stay competitive.”
- The company put all its eggs in one basket with this product launch, and it paid off.
5. Back to square one
Meaning: Return to the starting point after a failed attempt.
- The client rejected our proposal, so we’re back to square one.
- After the software crash, we had to go back to square one and rebuild the entire database.
- If this marketing strategy doesn’t work, we’ll be back to square one.