EPP 5B Business Expressions

Creating a product that no one has sold before is an example of _______.

• thinking outside the box

• throwing in the thowel

• twisting someone's arm

The company _______ after losing all of its major customers.

• uphill battle

• threw in the towel

• twisted my arm

We're looking for a test market right now, but nothing has been decided yet. Everything's still _______.

• upper hand

• thinking outside the box

• up in the air

Winning the election is going to be _______. He doesn't have much support at the moment.

• an uphill battle

• an upper hand

• twisting someone's arm

John is more experienced and well respected, so he had _______ in the argument.

• writing on the wall

• the upper hand

• thinking outside the box

He saw _______ and left the company for a new job before he and many others were laid off.

• up in the air

• thinking outside the box

• the writing on the wall

The owner thought the budget was a little high. We had to _______ to get him to agree to it.

• throw in the towel

• twist his arm

• write on the wall