ACRONYM MEANING
AGM Annual General Meeting
EXAMPLE "Last year's activities and accounts will be discussed at the AGM."
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Have no business Meaning: to do something that you should not be doing
Example: You have no business discussing my personal life with your friends.
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across the board MEANING: including everyone or everything
EXAMPLE: The company decided to give the workers an across-the-board bonus.
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Under the table: Definition Hidden or secret, with the implication that the law is being broken
Example 1) My boss pays me under the table, so I don't have to pay income taxes.
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Get down to business:
Example: We are here to talk about advertising campaign. Let’s get down to business
Meaning: Let’s start talking about our plans for the advertising campaign
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get the ball rolling: We need to get the ball rolling to prepare our presentation for next week's meeting. Explanation: to make something start happening
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Some Definitions for "Business English"
- Language for business situations
- English in business usage, especially the styles and forms of business correspondence
- Useful language for getting a job
- Business English is a form of international English
- useful language and phrases to improve your spoken/written communication skills in English in different business situations
- a specialism within the English language
- more business English at the following: