商务英语短语词组Business English Phrase词汇表

set forth set about send in abide by of one's own accord on no account be acquainted with adapt oneself to admit of have the advantage of in the air in all appeal to apply for approve of apply to answer to amount to in agreement with have an advantage over to advantage act for take into account account for on account of once in a blue moon fall through bricks and mortar land on one's feet burn rate trade off go for it in the black in the red on one's toe kick back pull the strings Shoot the breeze knock it off draw the line screw up out of bounds on the right track go hand in hand step up to the plate walk the talk go for broke a long shot jump start add up strike out a pain in the neck in the same boat cut corners make waves head up catch on know the ropes burn out down to the wire a dry run water under the bridge cut a deal see eye to eye shoot from the hip think out of the box lay it on the line give and take with one accord fill a prescription thought-provoking food for thought get going get away with get at for nothing be cut out for at one's service back out around the clock for now your excellency keep close watch on long time no see by all means Plenary Session deal with panel discussion at this point tea party cocktail party farewell dinner vote against guest speaker get something down make the cut first and foremost no two ways about it to the nines wither on the vine hard up tried and tested take something into one's own hands chicken feed in the bag ahead of the pack keep one's finger on the pulse of something not let the grass grow under one's feet dab hand think on one's feet rise to the occasion the sky is the limit go the extra mile get one's ducks in a row pay back get one's act together one too many fine-tooth comb zero in on run a tight ship explore all avenues keep the wolf from the door cut the ground from under someone's feet acid test have one's work cut out put the kibosh on make a pig's ear of as soon as have two left feet Pyrrhic victory roll in on all fours dead end cut throat make inroads into tighten someone's belt more money than sense go up in smoke draw a blank snatch victory from the jaws of defeat play for time on the ball bide one's time meet halfway top dog on a shoestring fall flat gravy train bend over backwards kill two birds with one stone zero tolerance make light work of something on course sink or swim second to none cost an arm and a leg money talks first hand turn out to be go to great lengths all told get somewhere leave no stone unturned on the crest of a wave money laundering two is company three's a crowd dress up fine art concern about lose someone's shirt nine times out of ten dead in the water sail through at all costs count on weather the storm get something off the ground throw a monkey wrench in the works nine days' wonder spread oneself too thin fast track agree on bear fruit pick up the tab give back make headway on the house a flash in the pan nothing succeeds like success at sixes and sevens moment of truth in two shakes of a lamb's tail feel the pinch pack in live to fight another day riding high at a low ebb landslide victory do the trick flying start fool's errand bring something to its knees two peas in a pod save the day break down go over with a bang go great guns loan shark a penny for your thoughts set back fight a losing battle Every dog has its day on thin ice blind alley come to grief the dice are loaded against someone drive a hard bargain in two minds have an ace up someone's sleeve run rings around dead duck with flying colors take stock cook someone's goose look out for number one go to the dogs one-upmanship on cloud nine seventh heaven close but no cigar not worth the candle blow up in someone's face bungee jumping deep pockets that makes two of us live from hand to mouth cut someone's losses give or take lesser of two evils bring the house down front runner two-time first come first served one good turn deserves another six of one and half a dozen of the other Murphy's Law it takes two to tango make ends meet two can play at that game like clockwork