We're gonna talk about business English so this is for you

If you're learning English if you have to deal with clients in English if you ever go to

Conferences or networking events or if you have co-workers or a boss who speaks English or maybe you're in a university program

and you have professors who speak English these are all situations in which you

need business English

So I'm gonna share 25 of the top business English vocabulary words expressions phrases idioms

Let's get down to business number one is actually four different

Expressions we have on topic or on track and off topic or off track so we want to stay on

Topic in this video, so it doesn't get to be too long we have

25 words and expressions to share so let's not get off-topic

Let's stay on topic for the sake of

Time we want to address the issue at hand which is business English

number two is through the roof through the roof means a

large amount of change for example sales are through the roof or

Customer complaints and refund requests are through the roof

Number three my train of thought my train of thought is that to avoid customer refund?

requests, we should actually have better customer service so train of thought is a logical progression of

ideas

to bank on banks are typically reliable institutions so to bank on means to

Guess or to think that something is probable. I'm banking on good weather this weekend, so I think I'll go camping

I'm banking on a good return on

investment in this

marketing initiative

To brush up on means to review so before you go to a meeting you may want to

Brush up on the agenda to bring to the table is usually use with experience this guy has 10 years

Working in our field. He brings so much experience to the table

2 table is a verb that means to pause

You know we're getting off topic so let's table this right now and talk about it another time maybe next week

Number 8 off the top of my head means without preparation or research off the top of my head

I would say that 9 out of 10 people love go natural English, but I didn't do a study

I don't have conclusive data about that 9 left field or out of left field

means something

Unexpected so when our boss fired John

It was totally out of left field nobody expected it to think outside the box is to think

Creatively because the box is the standard to think outside the box is to be more creative

Next bring me up to speed means give me an executive summary or a quick

Review of a topic before our meeting could you bring me up to speed on how our?

associates are doing number 12 to touch base means to connect with someone or

Reconnect with that person hey, I really enjoyed having coffee with you today

Let's touch base again next week, or I need more

Information could we touch base on that topic next week number 13 similarly to reach out

Means to connect with someone, but it could be someone who you don't know yet

It could also be someone who you do know

But it's a bit more of an effort whereas to touch base is something a bit more

Casual they're quite similar though

So I'd like to reach out and ask for your advice on my new job offer. It's

really important to me, so

They're similar, but a little bit different to touch base is always with someone you already know

Where is to reach out could be someone you don't know yet?

Number 14 me in the loop to be in the loop means that you're well-informed, so please keep me informed

Please keep me in the loop number 15 at the end of the day

What really matters is that our business is making a profit so at the end of the day means?

Finally or in conclusion. What is most important number 16 to make ends?

Meet means to break even

I'm making enough money from my paycheck that I'm making ends meet

I'm paying my bills my rents paying for food and basic necessities

I'm making ends meet number 17 to be on the same page means that you are

understanding of one another

We're on the same page here. We understand each other and to be on the same page also means that you agree

With that person yes

We're on the same page. We can close the deal next week number 18 to zero in on to zero in on means to

focus on a very specific

Topic let's zero in on our performance this month number 19 to run something by someone

means to ask

Perhaps to ask for permission to do something hey before we change this presentation

Let's just run it by our boss number 20

Similarly to sign off on means to get permission so before we change this this presentation

Let's have our boss sign off on it to sign off on could literally be to sign a contract

but it can also be

Figuratively to get permission to do something number 21 to put on the back burner

Think of a stove or range when you put a pot on the back burner

It's to let it simmer or perhaps. Just let it cool down, so it's not your main focus so

Let's put this topic on the back burner until next month

It's not so important number 22 calling the shots well

John's the boss but Mary really calls all the shots

She's actually in charge to call the shots means to actually decide and to give direction

23 in a nutshell means in summary

24 off the cuff, this is a cuff but off the cuff means something that is

Spontaneous it's similar to off the top of my head

so I'm off the cuff kind of statement is something that's not very planned and

Finally maybe something that you do when you need to

answer something that you weren't really prepared to answer is to wing it if you have a

presentation and someone asks you questions at the end of it you may need to wing it which is to just do your best to

Improvise to wing it so I'm not so prepared for this presentation, but I'll just wing it it'll be fine

So there you have it 25 vocabulary words phrases idioms expressions

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