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Business English Vocabulary Quiz: Master Common Phrases Like 'A Quick Fix' and 'A Wild Guess'
- Erin West
- Mar 4
- 2 min read
Updated: Apr 25
Welcome to the Business English Vocabulary Quiz!
Today’s Focus:
What do you say when a meeting starts to lose direction?
Today’s Challenge:
Your team is stuck. Ideas are bouncing around with no real progress. It’s time to pause, reflect, and realign. You say:
Let’s take _____ and clarify what we want to achieve.
A) a quick fix
B) a wild guess
C) a gut feeling
D) a step back
Choose the correct option and listen to the sentence.
Did you get it right?
A QUICK FIX
phrase
a simple and fast solution to a problem, but not a permanent one
This software update is just a quick fix—we need a long-term solution.
The manager offered a quick fix, but the deeper issues remained.
Don’t go for a quick fix—take your time and solve it properly.
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A WILD GUESS
phrase
an answer or guess made without enough information, based only on chance.
I had no idea what the answer was, so I just took a wild guess.
He made a wild guess about the total cost and was completely wrong.
Without any clues, predicting the winner is just a wild guess.
I don't know her age, but if I had to take a wild guess, I'd say 30.
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A GUT FEELING
phrase
a strong instinct or intuition about something, without logical reasoning
I had a gut feeling that something was wrong with the deal.
She followed her gut feeling and avoided a bad investment.
Even though the data looked good, his gut feeling told him otherwise.
My gut feeling says we should take a different approach.
TAKE A STEP BACK
phrase
to pause and think carefully before making a decision or taking action
The project was getting messy, so we decided to take a step back and reassess.
Sometimes, taking a step back helps you see the bigger picture.
Before making a decision, let’s take a step back and review our options.
That's right! The correct answer is D) a step back.
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