Lesson 23 - Requesting a Bank Loan Flashcards
to get or to have experience
TO GET/HAVE UNDER ONE’S BELT
Before you start your own coffee shop, you should work at Starbucks to get some experience under your belt.
not insignificant
impressive
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NOTHING TO SNEEZE AT
This year, our company opened 15 new sales offices overseas. That’s nothing to sneeze at!
to know something very well
TO KNOW SOMETHING INSIDE (AND) OUT
If you’re having a problem with your presentation, ask Pam for help. She knows PowerPoint inside and out.
something entirely different
A DIFFERENT ANIMAL
The Gap had many years of experience selling clothing through retail stores. When they started the Gap.com, they found out that selling online was a different animal.
an easy decision
an obvious choice
NO-BRAINER
Most of our clients are based in Korea, so it’s a no-brainer to open an office there.
to compare two unlike things
to make an invalid comparison
TO COMPARE APPLES AND ORANGES
Comparing a night at EconoLodge with a night at the Four Seasons is like comparing apples to oranges. One is a budget motel, and the other is a luxury hotel.
to start a task over because the last try failed; to start again from the beginning
TO GO BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD
We didn’t like the print advertisement our ad agency designed, so we asked them to go back to the drawing board.
a sure thing
IN THE BAG
Boeing executives thought that the new military contract was in the bag and were surprised when it was awarded
to Airbus instead.
to go through a lot of difficult work for something
to face many bureaucratic obstacles
TO JUMP THROUGH HOOPS
We had to jump through hoops to get our visas to Russia, but we finally got them.
to not understand the essence of something
TO MISS THE POINT
You’re missing the point. Your son wants an expensive new cell phone so he can impress his friends, not because he actually needs all of those bells and whistles.
