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I'm going to cover about 15 different business related English idioms.

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Okay, As I said today, we're going to talk about business English idiom.

So these air idioms we use in business English?

Yes, but you can use thes in situations outside of business to these air.

Also common idioms outside of business, you will notice a very common theme for many of these expressions.

Is sports sports sports?

Uh, kind of often connects to of these business expressions.

Okay, I I'm going to share today's video and then begin the lesson.

Okay, So I've broken today's lesson.

I've made today's lesson into three parts will get five expressions in each part.

So let's begin with this expression.

So this we use this, uh, expression as a set expression to do things by the book or to do something by the book so we can change this expression to be singular or plural.

To do things by the book means to do something following a standard or a rule, so to follow, to follow a standard or rule.

So that means you're going to do something in exactly the same way that activity or that action has been done.

in the past.

I'm going to do this by the book, so that means I'm not going to try to do something special.

So, for example, like in our weekly live stream videos, I am probably I'm going to do things by the book by presenting some information on the white board and explaining things, checking the chat.

And so that's like the standard for our English live stream.

So that's in our case what it means to do something by the book to follow an established rule of some kind on.

Yes, someone asked, Is this British or American English?

These are American English idioms, American English.

Okay.

Next expression here is to get something off the ground to get something off the ground.

So the ground is in your in your building.

It's the floor, Yes, but the ground is the lowest point on the earth.

Yeah, So to get something off the ground, you can imagine like an airplane.

That might be helpful.

Image for this expression.

To get something off the ground means thio successfully start something to successfully successfully start something.

So we usually use this for a new project.

So maybe you're making a new project or you're making like a new Siri's or you're beginning something that's very big to get something off the ground.

We use this a lot in business and in like, creative projects.

So for hobbies as well, Thio.

So to get something off the ground is generally a good thing.

It means you successfully started something.

He successfully started something so generally a good thing to get something off the ground okay onto the 3rd 1 here to keep one's eye on the ball to keep one's eye on the ball.

This is another.

Elvis is maybe our first sports related idiom here.

To keep your eye as you might hear it to keep your eye on the ball means to stay focused on a target or a goal.

So to stay focused or to maintain focus to stay focused on a target or goal so you can imagine if you're playing baseball, for example, use.

You're waiting for the ball to come so you can hit the ball.

Yeah, in order to do that successfully, you have to focus on the ball, so that's what this part means.

To keep your eye on the ball means to constantly watch or to continue watching for the ball to move.

So we used the expression to keep one's eye or to keep someone's eye on the ball.

Usually, you'll hear this as a command.

Keep your eye on the ball, keep your eye on the ball and sometimes you might hear eyes use.

Keep your eyes on the ball.

But you might hear just one as well.

So we use both.

You might hear both of these.

Okay, if you have questions about these idioms or example sentences, please send them in the chat and I will try to check them live.

Uh, someone sent an example with this.

Get us off the ground.

So to get something this something to go back to this point, this something is the project.

We don't say I'm going to get myself off the ground.

This something is your project.

So I'm going to get my project off the ground next month, or we got the project off the ground last week.

So this something is not a person.

We don't use people here.

We use projects here.

Okay, uh, let's continue to the next one.

Okay?

Someone has used this.

I keep my eyes on something as well.

You can replace this ball with the target of your attention.

So I'm going to keep my eye on you.

But that sounds a little negative sometimes.

Like we're monitoring or we're watching something.

Okay.

On to the next one, the next one is a noun.

So please keep in mind this one has a different grammatical function than the other expressions we've talked about.

This isn't now.

The expression is a long shot.

We do not use this in the plural form.

We do not say long shots.

Really?

We usually say a long shut.

So a long shot is something.

So a situation, usually something with a low chance of success, a low chance of success.

So something that you think is probably not going to succeed something that is a long shot.

So this has a negative feeling about it.

This one sounds kind of negative.

We don't have a good feeling about the situation or the project.

So you might say, like, I'm not sure about this idea.

This is a long shot.

Like it has a low chance of success.

So don't forget this article here.

This is a long shot like this project is a long shot or that's a long shot.

Means that something that has a low chance of success in my So a long shot okay onto the last expression for this section to be on the same page to be on the same page.

So first I'll define this to be on the same page.

We usually say to be on the same page as someone else means to have the same information and the same understanding as someone else.

So all right, it here.

So this means you have the same information and understanding as someone else.

It's messy understanding as someone else so will often say to, I'm on the same page as you.

So kind of a useful image for this.

If you imagine, like a book.

Yeah, so imagine you're reading.

Can you see you imagine you're reading a book with some with together with another person.

And so, as you read the book together, you need to read the story at the same time.

I understand the story at the same time, right?

So if you and your friend or whoever if you are on the same page, at the same moment.

You understand the story or you understand the situation in exactly the same way as the other person you're with.

So it might be helpful to imagine reading a book with someone else.

So this means you have the same information and the same understanding of a situation.

So in a sentence, we would say something like, Are we on the same page?

We would use it as a question that that means, Do we have the same information?

Or you might hear it used in a statement like I'm happy.

We're all on the same page.

I'm happy we're all on the same page.

That means I'm glad everybody here has the same understanding and the same information, Huh?

So this is what it means to be on the same page.

Someone else.

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Let's take a quick break, and then we'll go to group two for today's lesson.

So today's focus is business English, which means his share.

This pdf with you, which I've shared many times.

I think this is the business.

English Petey up with vocabulary.

Words for the office.

Yes, and some expressions for a business meeting here on the back.

You can take a look at this on.

I think these are, Uh yeah.

Here are some job titles for you to review, but some other things related to this and that you might use these idioms in these situations.

This one, it says at the airport.

Yes, but there's some travel related vocabulary back here on a couple of other expressions you might use.

This is really immigration, but this is a situation where you might use some of these expressions on this.

I've also chosen the travel one.

This has traveled to the USA.

Yeah, but on the back here are some other travel related expressions and you'll see a little later in today's lesson.

Some of these expressions are also useful for traveling, traveling to places.

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Historia says Hi, Alicia.

Are idioms and English formal or informal?

Language generally more informal there a little bit more casual, but we do sometimes use them in more formal situations to it kind of depends a little bit on the idiom.

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Let's go to Group two for today, then group Thio.

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Let's go to this very famous expression to put all one's eggs in one basket.

To put all one's eggs in one basket means to depend on one person or one plan only for your success.

So already here to depend on one person or one plan of action for success.

So this is generally a negative thing.

So it's like you need one person to do everything for you or you have only one plan to succeed.

So if there's a problem, that means you won't succeed, so will often use this after something has gone wrong.

After we experience a problem like Oh, no, I put all my eggs in one basket.

That means I depended on just one person or one plan to succeed, and it failed.

So please note this put puts in past tense is also put, So you have to pay attention to the context of the situation.