COLLOCATIONS & BUSINESS IDIOMS QUIZ

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COLLOCATIONS & BUSINESS IDIOMS

Practice quiz

BALLPARK FIGURE

1. a rounded off price
2. a basketball player
3. a rough estimate
4. the shape of a design

AT THE ELEVENTH HOUR

1. just before lunch
2. at the last possible moment
3. with plenty of time left
4. before midnight

ABOVE BOARD

1. honest or legal
2. the CEO
3. discussed by shareholders
4. an interesting opportunity

MOVE THE GOALPOSTS

1. change strategy after a desired result is achieved
2. unfairly change the rules when something has already begun
3. to change sides
4. to change the target customer

OFF THE TOP OF ONE'S HEAD

1. with exact knowledge of something
2. answering quickly and correctly
3. without exact knowledge of something
4. taking a long time to answer

ON THE BACK BURNER

1. something very cool
2. experiment to be done carefully
3. several things at once
4. low priority

ROCK THE BOAT

1. disturb a situation
2. partying through the night
3. a type of music
4. leaving early

SMALL TALK

1. gossip
2. informal, polite conversation
3. a group discussion
4. a short presentation

GET THE SACK

1. to be fired
2. to get a pay cut
3. to receive presents at Christmas
4. to do badly at an interview

UP FOR GRABS

1. going very cheap
2. sold out
3. available
4. exclusive

We are only half way through the meeting. Let's ...

1. make a break
2. pick a break
3. fix a break
4. take a break

1. pull a conclusion
2. make a conclusion
3. choose a conclusion
4. draw a conclusion

The lesson starts at 8.30 and I want you there ...

1. bang on time
2. hit on time
3. slam on time
4. bash on time

She gave each of the children a...

1. a stick of chocolate
2. bar of chocolate
3. a slice of chocolate
4. a pole of chocolate

Due to a financial crisis, the company had to ... staff.

1. lay off
2. leave off
3. lie off
4. let off

1. to crack a record
2. to snap a record
3. to burst the record
4. to break a record

1. to retain calm
2. to keep calm
3. to hold calm
4. to sit calm

1. save energy
2. keep energy
3. rescue energy
4. accrue energy

1. hold in touch
2. keep in touch
3. bear in touch
4. continue in touch

OUT ON A LIMB

1. to be extremely careful
2. to wear high heels
3. to say something that leaves you vulnerable
4. to travel on foot

THE BOTTOM LINE

1. the lowest paid job in a company
2. the cheapest range of products
3. the final page of a contract
4. the most important part

HELICOPTER VIEW

1. a general idea of something
2. the CEO's office
3. the opinion of the majority
4. a new way of delivering online purchases

FINGER-POINTING

1. blaming
2. a distraction from the real issue
3. to get other people to do your work
4. firing

1. throw a cold
2. catch a cold
3. receive a cold
4. seize a cold

1. draw notes
2. write notes
3. pencil notes
4. take notes

1. shut a deal
2. lock a deal
3. close a deal
4. hit a deal

1. pay some time
2. drop some time
3. spend some time
4. focus some time

1. annual turnaround
2. annual turnabove
3. annual turnup
4. annual turnover

1. next little days
2. next many days
3. next few days
4. next some days