Private Business English lessons in Istanbul

Business idioms:

• Idiom: scut work
  Definition: boring, tedious, menial work Examples: Some people think a lawyer’s workday is filled with dramatic courtroom moments. In reality, however, much of a lawyer’s day is filled with scut work — reading long documents, going to boring meetings, and doing paperwork. Even the most advanced, forward-thinking projects involve lots of scut work. The result […]
• Idiom: tighten one’s belt
  Definition: reduce one’s expenses Examples: Sales have been slow this year. We need to tighten our belt — only the sales people will get company cars. The new laws are going to hurt our customers. They are going to tighten their belts, and our sales will probably go down. […]
• Idiom: bang for the buck
  Definition: value for the money Examples: When we advertise on the internet, we get a good bang for the buck. We don’t spend much money, but we get a lot of customers. Our Maltepe service center gives us a better bang for the buck than the Sisli service center. It’s cheaper, and our customers like […]
• Idiom: crunch time
  Definition: a short period when there’s high pressure to get results Examples: This month is the busy season for our business. If we do well, we’ll make tons of money. It’s crunch time. I want to take a vacation, but it’s crunch time at work now. I will have to take a vacation later this […]
• Idiom: to have one’s finger in the pie
  Definition: to be involved in something, to get a piece of the reward Examples: This is not the only company he owns. He has his finger in the pies of many other companies, too. Almost every single person is involved in this project. Sometimes it seems like everyone has a finger in this pie. […]