3. Collocations • Level 3
Business Idioms
10 Questions • 3 Minutes
📖 Lesson: Business Idioms
Call it a day
- Meaning: Stop working for the day. "I'm tired, let's call it a day."
Cut corners
- Meaning: Do something cheaply/badly to save time/money.
Get the ball rolling
- Meaning: Start a project.
In the Red / Black
- Red = Losing money (Debt).
- Black = Making money (Profit).
📋 Practice Questions
10 questions from this quiz — preview them here, then take the interactive quiz above. Your full answer review with explanations unlocks when you finish the test.
1. Let's _____ it a day.
- Acall
- Bsay
- Ctell
- Dspeak
2. Don't _____ corners.
- Acut
- Bslice
- Cchop
- Dbreak
3. Get the ball _____.
- Arolling
- Bmoving
- Cgoing
- Dplaying
4. Thinking outside the _____.
- Abox
- Bsquare
- Ccircle
- Droom
5. We are in the _____ (profit).
- Ablack
- Bred
- Cblue
- Dgreen
6. We are in the _____ (debt).
- Ared
- Bblack
- Cblue
- Dgreen
7. Back to the drawing _____.
- Aboard
- Broom
- Ctable
- Ddesk
8. It's a long _____.
- Ashot
- Bthrow
- Chit
- Drun
9. Keep me in the _____.
- Aloop
- Bcircle
- Cring
- Dround
10. ASAP means _____.
- AAs Soon As Possible
- BAlways Say A Prayer
- CAs Slow As Possible
- DAfter Some A P
🔗 Keep Practicing
✅ Answer Review
Nice work finishing the test — here is every question with the correct answer and explanation.
1. Let's _____ it a day.
- Acall
- Bsay
- Ctell
- Dspeak
Correct answer: A) call
Stop working.
2. Don't _____ corners.
- Acut
- Bslice
- Cchop
- Dbreak
Correct answer: A) cut
Do cheap work.
3. Get the ball _____.
- Arolling
- Bmoving
- Cgoing
- Dplaying
Correct answer: A) rolling
Start.
4. Thinking outside the _____.
- Abox
- Bsquare
- Ccircle
- Droom
Correct answer: A) box
Creative.
5. We are in the _____ (profit).
- Ablack
- Bred
- Cblue
- Dgreen
Correct answer: A) black
Making money.
6. We are in the _____ (debt).
- Ared
- Bblack
- Cblue
- Dgreen
Correct answer: A) red
Losing money.
7. Back to the drawing _____.
- Aboard
- Broom
- Ctable
- Ddesk
Correct answer: A) board
Start over.
8. It's a long _____.
- Ashot
- Bthrow
- Chit
- Drun
Correct answer: A) shot
Unlikely.
9. Keep me in the _____.
- Aloop
- Bcircle
- Cring
- Dround
Correct answer: A) loop
Informed.
10. ASAP means _____.
- AAs Soon As Possible
- BAlways Say A Prayer
- CAs Slow As Possible
- DAfter Some A P
Correct answer: A) As Soon As Possible
Quickly.