Women Business Owners Share

Question 1

Backstabbing

Answer 1

noun

Saying bad things about a person when they are not present

_{There was a lot of backstabbing at my last company.}

_{We don’t tolerate any backstabbing here.}

Question 2

Room at the table

Answer 2

idiom

Space

_{There’s not really any room at the table for another business partner.}

_{We need to create some more room at the table for female managers.}

Question 3

To fight tooth and nail

Answer 3

idiom

To try very hard to get something you want

_{I had to fight tooth and nail to get that position.}

_{She fought tooth and nail to pass that exam.}

Question 4

Inspired

Answer 4

verb

To get creative energy

_{I was so inspired by his book.}

_{Recently she was very inspired by her new surroundings.}

Question 5

Millennials

Answer 5

noun

People born between 1981 - 1996

_{There are many millennials working in that department now.}

_{Millennials tend not to consume much alcohol.}

Question 6

Reinvent yourself

Answer 6

verbal phrase

To become a different kind of person

_{I had to reinvent myself to fit in with Japan.}

_{She reinvented herself as a pop singer.}

Question 7

Cutthroat

Answer 7

adjective

Intense competition

_{She has entered a really cutthroat business.}

_{Advertising is a very cutthroat industry.}

Question 8

On your own terms

Answer 8

phrase

To do something under conditions that you decide

_{I’m going to work on my own terms from now on.}

_{He will only sign the contract on his own terms.}

Question 9

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