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Every Saturday I’ll give you a couple of idioms to learn. An idiom is a saying or phrase whose meaning cannot be taken from the literal meanings of the words.

take public: make a corporation public by selling shares to the general public, so the business is no longer privately owned.

Example:

After the father died, the son decided to take the company public.

backroom deal: a business agreement that is conducted secretly.

Example:

The bar owner made several backroom deals with his city councilman to prevent competition from opening up another bar in his neighborhood.

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Every Saturday I’ll give you a couple of idioms to learn. An idiom is a saying or phrase whose meaning cannot be taken from the literal meanings of the words.

get a break: get a good deal on something, or get a good opportunity.

Example:

Because we’re a loyal customer, we got a break on our order, and we were able to save 20%.

close the books: end an accounting period; (figuratively) complete a project.

Example:

You cannot take a vacation at the end of the month, since we have to close the books and produce a financial report.

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Every Saturday I’ll give you a couple of idioms to learn. An idiom is a saying or phrase whose meaning cannot be taken from the literal meanings of the words.

cut back: to use fewer or less of something, especially with regards to spending.

Example:

To survive the rough economy, the company had to cut back its workforce by a hundred employees.

hard sell: to use an aggressive sales pitch.

Example:

Even though I said I wasn’t interested, the telemarketer kept on with his hard sell.

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Every Saturday I’ll give you a couple of idioms to learn. An idiom is a saying or phrase whose meaning cannot be taken from the literal meanings of the words.

bottom fall out/drop out: when the price falls below a previous lowest value.

Example:

A few years go the bottom fell out of the real estate market, and now many people owe more on their houses than what the house is actually worth.

tight spot: a dilemma, a difficult situation.

Example:

The customer put the salesman in a tight spot by insisting on an impossible time frame for delivery of the product.

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