In this lesson you will learn 7 expressions that we often use in business.
ASAP
ASAP is an acronym.
= as soon as possible, very quickly
So, when we are asking someone do ASAP,
we’re asking them to do something very quickly or immediately.
back to square one
In a board game, if you make a mistake, you must return to the first square.
The meaning is to “start something again”
Example:
Our small business went bankrupt so, we’re back to square one.
small talk
“small talk” is a conversation about unimportant things.
We often make small talk at parties with people we don’t know.
We had a small talk while waiting for the conference to begin.
Everyone is happy enjoying a small talk.
small talk in business
Small talk is obviously done in business.
People always make small talk before at the start of a business meetings.
This is because its quite rude to immediately start talking about business.
snail mail
If we say snail mail, we refer to the “traditional system”
which is the “post mail” and its always very slow mail
compared to an e-mail or an electronic mail.
So, snail mail is a slow mail.
on your toes
If you are “on your toes”,
it means that you’re alert and concentrating.
The origin of the expression is from sports like tennis.
take the bull by the horns
This means to hold the bull on the horns, that’s the origin but the real meaning
-to tackle the problem directly
- to take decisive action to solve a problem quickly.
As soon as we find the problem, we tried to solve it.
ASAP
ASAP is an acronym.
= as soon as possible, very quickly
So, when we are asking someone do ASAP,
we’re asking them to do something very quickly or immediately.
back to square one
In a board game, if you make a mistake, you must return to the first square.
The meaning is to “start something again”
Example:
Our small business went bankrupt so, we’re back to square one.
small talk
“small talk” is a conversation about unimportant things.
We often make small talk at parties with people we don’t know.
We had a small talk while waiting for the conference to begin.
Everyone is happy enjoying a small talk.
small talk in business
Small talk is obviously done in business.
People always make small talk before at the start of a business meetings.
This is because its quite rude to immediately start talking about business.
snail mail
If we say snail mail, we refer to the “traditional system”
which is the “post mail” and its always very slow mail
compared to an e-mail or an electronic mail.
So, snail mail is a slow mail.
on your toes
If you are “on your toes”,
it means that you’re alert and concentrating.
The origin of the expression is from sports like tennis.
take the bull by the horns
This means to hold the bull on the horns, that’s the origin but the real meaning
-to tackle the problem directly
- to take decisive action to solve a problem quickly.
As soon as we find the problem, we tried to solve it.
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