TOEIC Business Idioms 1

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accept an offer
- to agree to an offer or proposal
I accepted the offer to buy my car.


across the board
- including everyone or everything
The computer company decided to give the workers an across-the-board increase in their salary.


adjourn a meeting
- to end a meeting
We adjourned the meeting until the next day.

at a loss
- at less than the cost, at a financial loss
The store was selling things at a loss so the prices were very low.

bail a company out or bail out a company
- to rescue a company that has financial problems
The government bailed out the bank to maintain stability in the economy.

balance the books
- to check that all the money in a business is accounted for
The accountant spent several days trying to balance the books of his company.

ball park figure/estimate
- a rough estimate or figure
The contractor gave us a ball park figure for the cost of repairing the new building.

bang for the buck
- value for the money spent
We were able to get much bang for the buck when we advertised on the Internet.

banker's hours
- short work hours (similar to a bank)
My friend owns his own company and works banker's hours most days.

bankroll someone
- to supply someone with money, to finance someone
The movie actor bankrolled his son while the son was producing his first movie.

bean counter
- an accountant
We asked the bean counters to look at the figures in the new budget.

big cheese/gun/wheel
- an important person, a leader
The new director was a big wheel in his previous company.