Business Idioms

When something unfortunate happens, it can be called a "tough _____."

• time
• situation
• moment
• break

To be "ahead of the ____" means to be more advanced than the competition.

• curve

• market
• field
• race

"ASAP" is an acronym for "______."

• As Short As Possible

• As Soon As Possible
• As Soon As Perfect

• As Save As Possible

To go "back to ____ one" means to start something over again.

• rectangle
• triangle
• square

• circle

"At _____" means at risk.

• danger
• stake

• hazard
• threat

To go "back to the ____ board" means to start something over and go back to the planning stage.

• drawing
• planning
• strategy
• design

A "_____ deal" is an agreement or decision that is made without the public knowing about it.

• open

• transparent
• backroom

• public

A "ballpark _____" is a very inexact estimate.

• number

• projection
• calculation
• plan

To do something "behind someone's ____" means to do something without someone's knowledge and in an unfair way.

• face

• front
• back

• side

What happens in secret or not in front of the general public is said to happen "___ the scenes."

• behind
• in front of
• below
• above