Business idioms, phrasal verbs and phrases

To put it in a nutshell

• to summarise briefly

• to fail to understand anything

• to misunderstand

The acquisition of these qualities is to man the most ........ task .

• remote

• burnout

• arduous

That’s enough ......... Please get to work.

• a mundane chit-chat

• an idle chit-chat

• a back-breaking chit-chat

to put you in the picture

• to talk about the most important thing

• to fail understand anything

• to give the latest information

What makes the problem worse is that Howard and Tina are not.......... about how to deal with it.

• the wrong end of the stick

• on the same wavelength

• talking about something

Tell her yourself - I'm not going to do your....... for you.

• all in a day's work

• around the clock work

• dirty work

Walking around a museum all day really........ you ........

• wears...... out

• brings ..... up

• work...... out

Can I....... a couple of ideas ..... you?

• clock....in

• phase....out

• bounce....off

Please keep me ...... about the project updates.

• in the loop

• straight to the point

• the wrong end of the stick

  
  

I don't.......... until six.

• carry out

• knock off

• knuckle down