This document contains summaries of idiom projects from various students in a VESL business idioms class. It includes definitions and examples of common business idioms such as "lemon", "think outside the box", "big wig", "too much on one's plate", "downsize", "throw in the towel", "in hot water", "banker's hours", "balance the books", "across the board", "bean-counter", "good call", "company man", and others. Students provided idiom definitions, examples in short dialogues, and attribution for the projects.
20. •Throw in the towel:
to quit; to give up to
something
21. • Take the bull by the horns:
To deal with a problem
directly and resolutely ; to
confront a problem or
challenge.
• Think outside the box: To
think creatively;; to
approach a situation or
problem in a new way.
22.
23. • Back to the salt mines:
humorous way of talking about
returning to work, usually with
some reluctance.
• Business before pleasure:
This expression means that it is
considered preferable to finish
one's work before going to
relax and enjoy oneself.
24. Business & works Idioms
Faby and Candy Project
VESL MiraCosta College
Spring 2014
26. • Big Wig: An important,
powerful or famous
person.
• Lemon: A defective
product, or anything that
doesn’t work very well;
something which breaks
constantly.
27. • Bite the hand that feeds
you: To be ungrateful, to
turn against your family or
employer or other
supporters.
• Tomorrow is another day:
that even if everything is
not satisfactory at present,
there will be opportunity
for things to improve.
31. • Break even = to have expenses
equal to profits
• Ball park figure =a rough
estimate or figure
• Balance the books =to check
that all the money in a
business is accounted for
• Meeting adjourned = to end a
meeting