Good afternoon everyone,
In order to get familiar with the Canadian workplace, there are a lot of things we need to consider.
Here is a list of business idioms that are taken from this website. Please go over them and try to understand each one’s meaning and then follow the tasks below.
Task one:
Pick five to six of the following idioms and use them in sentences of your own.
1.I needs to frequently touch base with me counselor.
2.It's difficult to twist my boss arm to get him to agree with me.
3.As we just came to Canada, job research is going to be an uphill battle.
3.My co-worker worked so hard,and she had upper hand in our teamwork.
4.We hope that we all co-workers are in win-win situation.
5. We are looking for job chances, and we can see the writing on the wall.
Edited by Keith
1.I needs to frequently touch base with my counselor.
2.It's difficult to twist my boss's arm to my opinion.
3.As we just came to Canada, job research would be an uphill battle.
3.My co-worker worked so hard,and she had upper hand in our teamwork.
4.We hope that we all co-workers are in win-win situation.
5. We are looking for job chances, and we can see the writing on the wall.
Task two:
Compose a short story about any event/meeting that has happened to you at your previous workplace. Use at least five to six from these idioms n your story.
In once meeting, my boss assigned work to us. In this process, we discussed our task.
We had to twist someone 's arm, as he or she just suggested their ideas which hasn't been proved.
Our task is an uphill battle.And a lot of things is still up in the air.One of our co-worker was more experienced, and she has upper hand in our discussion. Finally, parts of decision has been made,
and we can see the writing on the wall.
Take three:
Request two from your peers to check and edit your work before you publish it on your blog.
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"Time's up" means that the time for something or someone has ended.
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I think his time's up as the CEO. They're going to replace him as soon as they find a suitable candidate.
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To "touch base¨ means to make contact with someone.
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Let me make a few phone calls to try to get an answer to your question. I'll touch base with you later today.
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To "twist someone's arm" means to persuade or convince someone to do something that he or she does not want to do.
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The owner thought the advertising budget was a little high. We had to twist his arm to get him to agree to it.
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Something done secretly (and usually illegally) in the business world is done "under the table."
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To avoid paying taxes, they paid some of their employees under the table.
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If something is undecided, it is "up in the air."
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We're looking for a test market right now, but nothing has been decided yet. Everything's still up in the air.
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Something that is difficult to achieve because of obstacles and difficulties is an ¨uphill battle.¨
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Winning the election is going to be an uphill battle. He doesn't have a lot of support at the moment.
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If someone has an advantage over someone else, he or she has the "upper hand."
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He was more experienced and well respected, so he had the upper hand in the argument.
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A ¨white collar worker¨ is someone who works in an office (customer service, management, sales, etc.) The opposite of a white collar worker is a ¨blue collar worker.¨ A blue collar worker is someone who works with his or her hands (manufacturing, construction, maintenance, etc.) ¨White collar¨ (and ¨blue collar¨can also be used to describe a job, position, or place.
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There are mostly manufacturing positions here. There aren't a lot of white-collar jobs here.
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A "win-win situation" is a situation where everyone involved gains something.
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We were happy to get the contract, and they were happy to get such a good price. It was a win-win situation.
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If something spreads by "word of mouth," people hear about it by informal conversation with friends, family members, acquaintances, etc.
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A lot of local restaurants rely on word of mouth to get new customers.
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The "writing on the wall" refers to the evidence and clues that something (usually negative) is going to happen.
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I'm going to get my resume ready. I can see the writing on the wall.
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A ¨yes man¨ is someone who always agrees with his or her superiors.
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The company isn't looking to hire someone who is going to try to make a lot of changes. They're basically just looking for a yes man.
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