Задание 8. Перепишите предложения, заполнив пропуски бизнес выражениями, и письменно переведите их.

1. I thought this time things were going to be better. Losing the contract was........to swallow.

a. bottom line

b. blue collar

c. a bitter pill

d. back to the drawing board.

e. blow-by-blow

2 We've lost the contract thanks to your incompetence. You really........, didn't you?

a. back to the drawing board.

b. bottlenecks

c. bottom line

d. blue collar

e. blew it

3. I'd be better off stopping my legal job and doing jobs for cash. The........is the only way to make money these days.

a. blow-by-blow

b. back to the drawing board.

c. bottlenecks

d. black economy

e. bottom line

4. The product didn't work in the States. As they say there, it really.........

a. back to the drawing board.

b. bottlenecks

c. bombed

d. blow-by-blow

e. bottom line

5. However, the same product sold really well in England. As they say there, it.........

a. back to the drawing board.

b. bottlenecks

c. bottom line

d. blue collar

e. went like a bomb

6. He used to work on the factory floor. Yes, he really started out as a........worker.

a. blue collar

b. back to the drawing board.

c. bottlenecks

d. bottom line

e. blow-by-blow

7. There are many reasons why this should be a success. However, the........is that it has been a big flop.

a. bottom line

b. back to the drawing board.

c. bottlenecks

d. blow-by-blow

e. a bitter pill

8. Production has been unable to keep pace with demand. We are doing our best to eliminate the.........

a. blow-by-blow

b. back to the drawing board.

c. blew it

d. a bitter pill

e. bottlenecks

9. We'll have to start again on this one -it's time to go.........

a. blow-by-blow

b. blew it

c. black economy

d. bombed

e. back to the drawing board.

10. Don't leave out any details. I want a full........account of what happened in the meeting.

a. blow-by-blow

b. blew it

c. black economy

d. bombed

e. went like a bomb

11. At the start of the meeting everybody was very quiet and reserved but he told a few jokes to........

a. across the board

b. break the ice

c. broke the news

d. back to the drawing board

e. take on board

12. He's not very quick on the uptake. it takes him quite a while to........ new ideas.

a. on to a good thing

b. take on board

c. bullish

d. breathing down

e. brief

13. We're going to have to reduce budgets in every single department. There will be........cuts.

a. back to the drawing board

b. brief

c. on to a good thing

d. brainstorm

e. across the board

14. My boss never gives me any freedom. She's always........my neck.

a. broke the news

b. brief

c. breathing down

d. back to the drawing board

e. bullish

15. We need a name for our new brand. The best thing is to get a few people together and try to........a name.

a. brief

b. on to a good thing

c. broke the news

d. bullish

e. brainstorm

16. I'm very happy with our sales prospects for the next year. I'm feeling really.........

a. bullish

b. back to the drawing board

c. broke the news

d. on to a good thing

e. brief

17. We would have liked to have looked at that but that wasn't part of the........you set us.

a. brief

b. on to a good thing

c. back to the drawing board

d. breathing down

e. broke the news

18. I've heard all about it. Sally........to me.

a. brainstorm

b. on to a good thing

c. back to the drawing board

d. breathing down

e. broke the news

19. I'm well aware that this is potentially a good new product and that we are probably........with it

a. on to a good thing

b. back to the drawing board

c. brainstorm

d. breathing down

e. across the board

20. I guess this market study shows that nobody wants to buy our product. It's........for us.

a. back to the drawing board

b. brainstorm

c. breathing down

d. across the board

e. take on board