1His parents always bail him ............... whenever he is in trouble.
Wrong!
The phrasal verb "bail out" means to rescue or help someone in trouble.
2We cannot sell things ............... a loss.
Wrong!
The phrase "at" is used in the idiom "at a loss" to mean selling for less than the cost.
3The new promotional campaign gave us a lot of ............... for the buck.
Wrong!
The idiom "bang" for the buck means good value for the money spent.
4Few people have the luxury of working ............... hours these days.
Wrong!
The expression "banker's" hours means short or comfortable working hours.
5He had no one to ............... him when he launched his business.
Wrong!
The verb "bankroll" means to finance someone or something.
6He is a big ............... in his company.
Select 3 answers.
Wrong!
The idioms "wheel", "gun", and "cheese" can all describe an important person in an organization.
7If we had done our homework, we wouldn't have ............... that deal.
Wrong!
The past participle "blown" completes the idiom "blow a deal", meaning to ruin an agreement.
8When the ............... fell out of the property market, many builders had to cancel projects.
Wrong!
The idiom "bottom" fell out means that a market suddenly collapsed.
9Before investing in a company, you should examine its ...............
Wrong!
The phrase "bottom line" means the most important financial result or final figure.
10It took us two years to break ...............
Wrong!
The phrase "even" completes the idiom "break even", meaning to have income equal to costs.
11The large company is buying ............... several small companies.
Wrong!
The phrasal verb "buy out" means to buy enough of a company to own or control it.
12The deal is almost fixed. Now we only have to sign on the ............... line.
Wrong!
The expression "dotted" line refers to the place where someone signs a contract.
Answers
- His parents always bail him out whenever he is in trouble.
- We cannot sell things at a loss.
- The new promotional campaign gave us a lot of bang for the buck.
- Few people have the luxury of working banker’s hours these days.
- He had no one to bankroll him when he launched his business.
- He is a big wheel / gun / cheese in his company.
- If we had done our homework, we wouldn’t have blown that deal.
- When the bottom fell out of the property market, many builders had to cancel projects.
- Before investing in a company, you should examine its bottom line.
- It took us two years to break even.
- The large company is buying out several small companies.
- The deal is almost fixed. Now we only have to sign on the dotted line.
