Business English Idioms: Practice Exercises, Worksheet, and Quiz

Business English Idioms: Practice Exercises, Worksheet, and Quiz

Learn and practice these 10 Business English idioms. Follow the steps below!

Step 1. Complete the idioms with the words from the box:

drawing move book oil raise ropes red towel boat jump

1.BURN THE MIDNIGHT _____

to work late into the night

2. THROW IN THE _____

to give up or admit defeat

3. BACK TO THE _____ BOARD

to start over due to a failure or unsatisfactory outcome

4. _____ ON THE BANDWAGON

to join others in doing something that is currently popular

5. LEARN THE _____

to learn how to do a particular job or task

6. MISS THE _____

to miss an opportunity

7. _____ THE BAR

to set higher standards

8. do something BY THE _____

to follow the rules and regulations exactly

9. be IN THE _____

to owe money to the bank

10. _____ THE GOALPOSTS

to change the rules or expectations in a way that makes the situation more difficult

Step 2. Read the definitions and say the idiom.

to start over due to a failure or unsatisfactory outcome DRAWING	to miss an opportunity BOAT	to learn how to do a particular job or task ROPES
to follow the rules and regulations exactly BOOK	to work late into the night OIL	to change the rules or expectations in a way that makes the situation more difficult GOALPOSTS
to give up or admit defeat TOWEL	to owe money to the bank RED	to join others in doing something that is currently popular BANDWAGON
	to set higher standards BAR

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Step 4. Keep practicing!

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Answers

1.BURN THE MIDNIGHT __oil___

2. THROW IN THE _towel____

3. BACK TO THE __drawing___ BOARD

4. __jump___ ON THE BANDWAGON

5. LEARN THE __ropes___

6. MISS THE _boat____

7. _raise____ THE BAR

8. do something BY THE _book____

9. be IN THE __red___

10. __move___ THE GOALPOSTS