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Ric C Business Idiomatic Expresions
Language English
 

Business Idiomatic Expresions

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Here is a list of the 50 very commonly used business idiomatic expressions with meanings and example sentences.
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Discovering new English idioms and expressions can be a lot of fun. They will help you feel more confident in English. Using idiomatic expressions will help you sound more like a native-speaker and build stronger relationships. However, it can also be frustrating, especially when you hear them for the first time in a setting where you want to make the best impression. In this post, you will find a compilation with all the idioms you need to know for the workplace.

 

What is an idiom? (idiomatic expression)

An idiom is a group of words that is expressed in a fixed order that has a particular meaning that is different from the meanings of each word on its own.

  • Fixed order: these expressions don't leave much room for variability. For example, the idiom to throw in the towel (to give up), doesn't work if you say to throw the towel* or to throw in the napkin. 
  • Particular meaning: knowing all the different words in an idiom doesn't guarantee that you will know the meaning. If we take the same previous example, to throw in the towel, doesn't necessarily mean that there was a towel that you threw in. 

How will idioms help you feel more confident?

Most idioms and expressions you’ll come across in office environments are throwaway lines that are not industry specific. In other words, knowing them has nothing to do with how well you do your job. But because they come up so often in conversation, in meetings, and in emails, it’ll be important for your language learning to know when and how to use them.

 

Idioms will help you feel more confident in English for different reasons. First of all, you will be able to understand native-English speakers more easily. Idiomatic expressions are part of our day-to-day conversations, and they are all too common in today's business world. By understanding all those odd-sounding phrases, you will be able to follow the conversation with ease.

Learning idioms is also a great way to use new phrases in context. When you learn a new idiom, you usually learn the whole expression in a specific situation –rather than isolated words out of context. This means that whenever a similar situation arises, you will have a 'pre-packaged' phrase or idiom ready to use.

The ultimate confidence-booster with idioms is that you will be able to express yourself more similar to how you do it in your native language. You also have idioms in your mother tongue, and learning those equivalents in English will give you the edge you're missing. Idioms allow you to be more subtle and funny, even in more sensitive situations. They are a great way of saying something without actually having to spell it out.

 

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