500 business english expressions

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500 Business English Expressions

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English Your languageA

Accounts Department

After careful consideration

A ground-breaking idea

ahead of the curve

ahead of the pack

An alternative to consider

All things considered

Are you certain about this?

Are you following me?

Are you free on Friday?

Are you one hundred percent positive?

Are you sure you have the right number?

a room with bath and showera room with a child's bed

a room which faces the sea

ASAP (as soon as possible)

as a rule of thumb

As I said before

As I was explaining

As opposed to

As you no doubt remember

at stake (at risk)

Bback-of-the-envelope calculations

back to square one/ back to the drawing board

backroom deal

Bait and switch tactic

ballpark number

Bed & Breakfast

behind someone's back

Before we move on

be in the red

belt-tighteningBlack market

blank cheque

blue chip company

blue collar worker

Break a leg!

break the ice

bricks and mortar

bricks and clicks

Broadly speaking

burn your bridgesbusiness as usual

bottom line

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burn the candle at both ends

bury your head in the sand

By the way

C

Can I add something?

Can I get back to you on that?

Can I talk to you for a minute?

Can we get your input?

Can you illustrate that with an example?

Can you take my place for an hour?

cash cow

Catch someone off guard

Christine is not in today.

climb the corporate ladder

Cold call

common knowledge

compare apples to oranges

Correct me if I'm wrong but

Could I contact you about this?

Could I have your address?

Could I make a point here?

Could I say something?

Could you add more information?

Could you ask him to call me back, please?

Could you clarify this?

Could you explain?

Could you give me directions?

Could you give me some more information on this?

Could you give me your fees?

Could you give us further details?

Could you hold on a minute?

Could you please?

Could you please send me ...

Could you provide us with more information?

Could you replace me tomorrow?

Could you supply me with? crunch time

Cut-throat competition

Cutting edge technology

D

data-driven

Deal with it

Don't get me wrong but

Do something by the book

Do we agree that?

Do you have a minute?Do you have any questions?

Do you have any suggestions?

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Do you mind if I jump in here?

Do you think we should wait for her?

E

easy come, easy go

Excuse me.

F

facts speak for themselves

fifty-fifty

Finally

Find a loophole

Firstly

First things first

For instance/ example

G

Gain/ lose ground

get the ball rolling

Get the big picture

Get your foot in the door

Give the thumbs down/ up

glass ceiling

go around in circles

go down the drain

Good to meet you too.

go the extra mile

go through the roof

go viral

H

hand luggage

hard sell

Has anyone else got anything?

Have a look at

Have you already met Stella?

Have you considered?

Have you reserved seats for the concert yet?

Having seen your advertisement, I would like to...

headhunterHe has a foot in the door.

He has an ace up his sleeve.

He holds all the aces.

He is in a meeting.

Help yourself.

Her line of work includes

He recruits and trains new employees.

Here you have

Hold on, please.

Hold the line, please.How about ?

How are you?

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How big is it?

How can I reach you?

How can we work it out?

How come?

How do I get in touch with you?

How do you do?

How do you feel about this?

How do you normally get paid?

How high is it?

How kind of you.

How much does it cost?

How much does it weigh?

How will you back that up?

Human Resources

Hurry up please.

I

I am contacting you for the following reason

I am delighted to

I am looking for a suitable hotel near

I am sorry to hear that

I am writing to complain about

I am writing to express my dissatisfaction

I appreciate it.

I can put in a good word for you.

I can see your point of view.

I'd like to add that

Id like to apologize

Id like to emphasize on

I'd like to express my doubts about

Id like to file a complaint.

Id like to have a word with you.

Id like to introduce myself

Id like to make a comment.

Id like you to meet Jenny Jones.

Id like you to see this graph.

I don't agree with you at all.I don't follow you.

I don't mean to be rude but

I don't think so.

I don't think you've actually understood me.

I don't understand why

Id rather

I guess you might

I hate to tell you

I have a previous engagement

I have some bad newsI have some reservations.

I have to agree with you.

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I highly recommend this product.

I like your idea.

I'll call you if I need anything.

I'll connect you.

Ill give you a call.

Ill give you free hand here.

I'll have my secretary schedule an appointment.

Ill put it simply.

I'll put you through.

Im afraid

I'm afraid the line's engaged.

I'm afraid there's been a misunderstanding.

Im delighted to meet you

Im in charge of

Im not absolutely confident

I'm not sure I get what you mean.

Im not totally convinced

I'm rather worried about

Im ready to answer any questions.

Im really pleased with

Im responsible for

I'm sorry about the confusion.

Im sorry to bother you

I missed that.

In a few words

in a hurry

In a nutshell

in case

in charge of

In reply to your request, ...

in stock

I need an air-conditioned room with bath

In full swing

Initially

In other words

In spite of the evidenceI recently heard about

It all comes down to

It has just crossed my mind that

Its a key issue

Its an honor

Its been a pleasure

I really enjoyed meeting you

I regret

Is everybody already here?

Is everything clear?Is there any additional aspect?

Is there anything youd like to know?

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Is this included in the price?

I urge you to

It comes with

I think Ill manage, thank you.

Its against regulations

Its all set then.

Its a safe bet.

It's our best selling product.

It was a pleasure meeting you last month

It was not my intention to offend you.

It would be helpful if you

Ive been delighted to

I've got another point of view.

I wonder if you could

I should be grateful if you would confirm my booking

I would appreciate your immediate attention to this

I would favour

I would like to confirm the main points we discussed

I would like to confirm the appointment.

I would like to place an offer.

I would start by

J

jump through hoops

Just a second, please.

just in case

K

keep something under wraps

keep your options open

kick off

L

Last but not least

leading brand

learn the ropes

Let me assure you that

Let me end

Let me illustrateLet me introduce myself

Let me put this another way

Let me show you

Lets call it a day.

Lets concentrate on

Let's get back on track.

Lets get down for business.

Lets get going.

Let's get started

Let's move on.Let's move onto point two.

Let's postpone the discussion.

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Lets start by the beginning

line of work

live beyond your means

Lose-lose situation

Lovely to meet you

M

Make up your mind, please.

manage expectations

managing director

maternity leave

May I have a word?

May I interrupt?

May I introduce Jenny Jones?

May I offer my assistance?

move heaven and earth

Much obliged.

My aim is

My company produces

My hands are tied.

My initial reaction is favourable.

My objective is

My opinion is

My pleasure.

N

Nice to meet you

Nice to see you

Nine-to-five job

No brainer

No strings attached

No time to lose

Not so fast!

Now shes in the drivers seat.

Now, where were we?

O

Off the top of my head, Id say

On condition thatOn the face of it

On top of something

on top of trends

Our primary concern is

P

paradigm shift

Pardon?

part time

pass the buck

Please accept my apologies.Please give me an indication of your rates

Please go ahead

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Pleased to meet you

Please lower your voice.

Please observe

Production Department

pull the plug

Purchasing Department

Put all someones eggs in one basket

Put the cart before the horse

R

Raise the bar

read between the lines

reality check

round-the-clock

S

Sales Department

see eye to eye

Shall we continue?

Shall we proceed onto the next point?

Shall we start?

Shall we take turns?

Shes busy right now.

Shes hit the nail on the head.

Shes learning the ropes.

Shes not available.

Shes on a roll.

Shes on the ball.

Small talk

Smooth sailing

Snail mail

Sorry but I'm already committed.

Sorry, I didn't catch that.

Sorry, that is not quite right.

Sorry to interrupt

Start a business from the ground up

start off on the right/wrong foot

state of the artT

take notes

take the bull by the horns

take the minutes

talk someone into something/ out of something

Thanks for your hospitality.

Thank you for your letter of November 28

Thank you for contacting us.

That needs correction

That's outside the scopeteam player

The ball is in your court

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The benefits are

The enterprise went broke.

the first item on the agenda is

The line is busy.

The opening issue

They are in the black.

They are in the red.

Theres another alternative

There's another issue we have to deal with

think outside the box

This is a key issue.

This is a minor issue.

This is an interesting question.

This is different to what we had agreed.

This is highly significant.

This is irrelevant.

This is not significant.

This is one of our top products.

This isnt quite what I meant.

This is of secondary importance.

This is where the rubber meets the road

This leads us back to the subject.

This will allow you to

throw in the towel

To begin with

To bring up something else

To conclude

To end

To finish

To put it briefly

touch base

To start with

To summarize

To sum up

U

Unfortunately we are unable to ...up-and-coming

V

video conference

W

Wait a minute

We are at your disposal.

We are involved in

We are on the same page.

We are pleased to announce that ...

We are quite willing to ...We assure you

We can't all speak at once.

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We can't discuss that issue today.

We consider

We could go with

We have rejected

We intend to

We need a substitute

We need more information.

We need to discuss

We're digressing.

We'll defer the matter.

Well done!

We'll do our best to settle the matter

Well solve this affair

We really need to

We regret to inform you that ...

We want to notify you that

We want you to see

We will study

We will talk about

We would be happy to ...

What are you developing?

What are your current projects?

What are your main products?

What are your payment conditions?

What are your plans?

What are your shortest delivery times?

What are you up to?

What are you working on?

What brings us here?

What business are you in?

What can you tell me about...?

What can you tell me about this product?

What does it look like?

What does it include?

What does your company do?

What do you charge?What do you expect?

What do you mean?

What do you know about?

What do you specialize in?

What do you think?

What did you say?

What else can you add?

What evidence do you have?

What features does your product have?

What I mean isWhat I am trying to say is

What is he good at?

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What is your main line of business?

What is your specialty?

What services do you provide?

Whats more

Whats the current situation?

Whats the price?

Whats your e-mail?

Whats your job?

Whats your line of work?

What's your opinion on

Whats your projection?

What was that again?

What were we saying?

When could we receive the product?

Where are you calling from?

Where are you located?

Where can I buy your product?

Where do you work?

Which company are you with?

Which route do you recommend?

While we are on the subject

white collar

With reference to our telephone conversation

Who do you intend to back?

Who do you represent?

Who is accountable for this?

Who is calling please?

Who is in charge of the division?

Who is running the division?

Who is speaking?

Why is it that?

Win-win situation

Would you mind?

Would you mind waiting a minute?

Would you take a message, please?

word of mouthY

You have a good point

Youll have to wait.

You ought to

You're not interrupting at all.

your letter regarding ...

Youve raised an interesting point.

You will be pleased to learn that ...

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