Business Expressions 1

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1. I thought this time things were going to be better. Losing the contract was ........ to swallow.
   a. bottom line
   b. blue collar
   c. a bitter pill
   d. back to the drawing board.
   e. blow-by-blow
   
            Answer          c       
2. We've lost the contract thanks to your incompetence. You really ........ , didn't you?
   a. back to the drawing board.
   b. bottlenecks
   c. bottom line
   d. blue collar
   e. blew it
   
            Answer          e       
3. I'd be better off stopping my legal job and doing jobs for cash. The ........ is the only way to make money these days.
   a. blow-by-blow
   b. back to the drawing board.
   c. bottlenecks
   d. black economy
   e. bottom line
   
            Answer          d       
4. The product didn't work in the States. As they say there, it really ........ .
   a. back to the drawing board.
   b. bottlenecks
   c. bombed
   d. blow-by-blow
   e. bottom line
   
            Answer          c       
5. However, the same product sold really well in England. As they say there, it ........ .
   a. back to the drawing board.
   b. bottlenecks
   c. bottom line
   d. blue collar
   e. went like a bomb
   
            Answer          e       
6. He used to work on the factory floor. Yes, he really started out as a ........ worker.
   a. blue collar
   b. back to the drawing board.
   c. bottlenecks
   d. bottom line
   e. blow-by-blow
   
            Answer          a       
7. There are many reasons why this should be a success. However, the ........ is that it has been a big flop.
   a. bottom line
   b. back to the drawing board.
   c. bottlenecks
   d. blow-by-blow
   e. a bitter pill
   
            Answer          a       
8. Production has been unable to keep pace with demand. We are doing our best to eliminate the ........ .
   a. blow-by-blow
   b. back to the drawing board.
   c. blew it
   d. a bitter pill
   e. bottlenecks
   
            Answer          e       
9. We'll have to start again on this one -it's time to go ........ .
   a. blow-by-blow
   b. blew it
   c. black economy
   d. bombed
   e. back to the drawing board.
   
            Answer          e       
10. Don't leave out any details. I want a full ........ account of what happened in the meeting.
    a. blow-by-blow
    b. blew it
    c. black economy
    d. bombed
    e. went like a bomb
    
             Answer          a       

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