Business Expressions 3

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1. I reckon we owe you about the same as you owe us. Why don't we just ........ ?
   a. call his bluff
   b. called it a day
   c. calls the shots
   d. chicken
   e. call it quits
   
            Answer          e       
2. We've been working on this for forteen hours now. Isn't it time we ........ ?
   a. called it a day
   b. call it quits
   c. calls the shots
   d. chicken
   e. call his bluff
   
            Answer          a       
3. Let's face it, he decides. He's the boss so he's the one that ........ .
   a. called it a day
   b. calls the shots
   c. call it quits
   d. chicken
   e. call his bluff
   
            Answer          b        
4. He says he will go elsewhere if we don't lower our price but I don't think he will. I think we should ........ .
   a. call his bluff
   b. call it quits
   c. called it a day
   d. calls the shots
   e. chicken
   
            Answer          a        
5. I'm sure that there is a lot of corruption in that country. If we order an internal audit we may be opening ........ .
   a. carry the can
   b. chicken
   c. can't win
   d. chicken and egg
   e. a can of worms
   
            Answer          e        
6. Someone is going to have to take responsibility for this disaster. Who is going to ........ .
   a. can't win
   b. carry the can
   c. chicken
   d. a can of worms
   e. chicken and egg
   
            Answer          b        
7. Whatever we do, we are going to come out badly. It's a ........ situation.
   a. a can of worms
   b. carry the can
   c. chicken
   d. can't win
   e. chicken and egg
   
            Answer          d        
8. She always like to think things through very carefully. She likes to ........ .
   a. chicken and egg
   b. chicken
   c. chew things over
   d. call his bluff
   e. call it quits
   
            Answer          c        
9. We need a loan to start the company and we need a company to get the loan. It's a ........ situation.
   a. calls the shots
   b. chew things over
   c. chicken
   d. call his bluff
   e. chicken and egg
   
            Answer          e        
10. We wanted to expand into Asia but we were a bit frightened. We were soon sorry for being so ........ .
    a. chicken and egg
    b. chicken
    c. calls the shots
    d. chew things over
    e. call it quits
    
             Answer          b       

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