Lesson 7 - Discussing Bad Results Flashcards

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to admit that there’s a problem
to deal with an unpleasant situation realistically

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TO FACE THE MUSIC

Enron executives finally had to face the music and
admit that they were involved in some illegal activities.

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in the amount of
approximately

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TO THE TUNE OF

This year, our Beijing office will bring in revenues to the tune of two million dollars.

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it’s not surprising that

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NO WONDER

No wonder Randy hasn’t been promoted in 10 years. He just sits in his office surfing the Internet all day.

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the percentage of sales a company has in relation
to its competitors for a product or product line

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MARKET SHARE

We’re in trouble. Our market share went from 50
percent last year to only 20 percent this year!

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to figure out what’s going on
to find out the root cause of a problem

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TO GET TO THE BOTTOM OF STH

When hundreds of people had heart attacks after taking Zylestra’s new prescription drug, the Federal Drug Administration promised to get to the bottom of it.

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modern
aware and responding to the latest tastes

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ON TOP OF TRENDS

The Gap is on top of trends. They always have the
latest styles in their stores.

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to make money on
to benefit financially from

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TO CASH IN ON STH

Jamie Oliver, star of the TV show The Naked Chef,
cashed in on his popularity by writing cookbooks and opening restaurants.

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To not make any progress
to be stuck
to remain in the same place for a long period of time

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TO RUN IN PLACE

Our company needs to come up with some innovative new products. We’ve been running in place for years.

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to fire a lot of employees

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TO CLEAN HOUSE

The airline was nearly bankrupt. They had no choice but to clean house.

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new employees

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NEW BLOOD

When the biotech company brought some new blood into their R&D department, their business really started to improve.

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I completely agree with you
I was just going to say that
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YOU TOOK THE WORDS RIGHT OUT OF MY MOUTH

“I hope the boss doesn’t hold our holiday party at his house again this year.” - “You took the words right out of my mouth! I’d much rather go to a restaurant.”

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