Corporate Buzzwords ESL exercise 2

1. Everyone has to do their best. = Everyone has to ____________.

step up step in

Correct answer: step up

2. A "win-win" situation is one where:

everyone wins a prize everyone will be happy with a decision

Correct answer: everyone will be happy with a decision

3. An overused way of describing someone who is enthusiastic. Instead of waiting around to do something, this person takes charge and does it:

reactive proactive

Correct answer: proactive

4. Mark told me that "ball is in Nancy's court" - what does that mean?

That it's up to Nancy's to take care of business That it's up to Nancy to pass the ball to Mark

Correct answer: That it's up to Nancy's to take care of business

5. If a project is "mission critical", it is ____________.

very important not very important

Correct answer: very important

6. We need to come to a mutual agreement. Right now we're not ____________.

in the same boat on the same page

Correct answer: on the same page

7. What does it mean "to raise the bar"?

to set new standards of (high) quality to fix the bar in the men's bathroom

Correct answer: to set new standards of (high) quality

8. This has to be done by eod (end of day) Thursday. I'm going to put it at the top of my ____________ list.

work priorities

Correct answer: priorities

9. When a manager says "We have to regroup", she is saying "we have to ____________."

fire some people and hire new ones rethink our strategy

Correct answer: rethink our strategy

10. You need to get ____________ on this system. = You need to learn all you can about this system.

up to speed up to your neck

Correct answer: up to speed

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Corporate Buzzwords 2