Business Idioms Exercise at Auto-English

 Circle the correct answer.

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 A: How's the new project going?
B: Great. ______________

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 A: How's the new project going?
B: Bad. ______________

A  I couldn't get hold of anybody.

B  It's gone through the roof.

C  It's been given the green light.

 

A  We're flogging a dead horse.

B  It's going through the roof.

C  It's up to date.

3

 A: Why do you read so many business magazines?
B: _______________.

4

 Keep on trying. It's imperative ____________ today.

A   To get hold of him

B   To go through the roof

C   To keep up to date

 

 A  to get hold of him

B  to go through the roof

C to flog a dead horse 

5

 Everyone's worried about the price of petrol. They think ____________ .

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 We can't start work on the new project until _____________ .
A  it's going to be flogging a dead horse

B  it's going to be given the green light

C  it's going to go through the roof

 

 A  the horse has been flogged

B  it's been given the green light

C  it's gone through the roof

7

 I attend a lot of conferences in order ___________ .

8

 I need to talk to Nigel. I've been trying ___________ all day.
A  to get hold of him

B  to flog a dead horse

C  to keep up to date

 A  to get hold of him

B  to flog a dead horse

C  to keep up to date

 

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