Integrated Business Idiom Exercises (New Set)

Planning & Strategy

Exercise 1: Matching Idioms to Definitions

Match each idiom with its correct meaning.

1. touch base
2. the big picture
3. have an edge
4. a ballpark figure
5. cross that bridge when we come to it

Problem Solving & Action

Exercise 2: Fill in the Gaps

Choose the best idiom to complete each sentence.

1. The project failed, and now someone has to ______.
b) face the music
a) throw in the towel
c) jump the gun
2. We launched the product without enough testing and really ______ by releasing it too early.
a) faced the music
c) jumped the gun
b) threw in the towel
3. I know the situation is difficult, but we can't ______ yet; let's try one more time.
a) jump the gun
b) throw in the towel
c) face the music
4. Let's not make a hasty decision. We need to ______ and consider all options.
b) sleep on it
a) throw in the towel
c) jump the gun
5. Your proposal is good, but it's not a complete solution. It's just ______.
a) sleeping on it
c) a drop in the bucket
b) facing the music

Translation & Context Exercises

Exercise 3: English to Uzbek/Russian Translation

Choose the best combined Uzbek/Russian translation for the English idiom.

1. Idiom: the bottom line
b) Eng muhim natija yoki yakuniy xulosa / Итог, самый важный результат
a) Eng pastki chiziq / Самая нижняя линия
c) Qiyin vaziyat / Сложная ситуация
2. Idiom: to raise the bar
a) Barda o'tirish / Сидеть в баре
c) Standartlarni yoki talablarni oshirish / Поднять планку, повысить стандарты
b) Savol bermoq / Задать вопрос
3. Idiom: a grey area
a) Noaniq, tushunarsiz vaziyat / Неопределенная, неясная ситуация
b) Kulrang hudud / Серая зона
c) Oddiy yechim / Простое решение
4. Idiom: ahead of the curve
a) Burchakda turish / Стоять за углом
b) Boshqalardan oldinda bo'lish, innovatsion bo'lish / Быть впереди других, быть инновационным
c) Ortda qolish / Отставать
5. Idiom: to start from scratch
a) Chizishni boshlash / Начать царапать
b) O'rtasidan boshlash / Начать с середины
c) Noldan, boshidan boshlash / Начать с нуля, с самого начала

Exercise 4: Reading in Context

Read the text and fill in the blanks with the correct English idiom based on the Uzbek/Russian translation provided.

The new marketing campaign was a complete disaster. We had to admit that it was time to (1. noldan boshlash / начать с нуля). The CEO was not happy and wanted to know who was responsible. He told us not to (2. bir-biriga to'nkamaslik / сваливать вину друг на друга) and to be honest. Our team lead decided to (3. borini aytish, javobgarlikni olish / принять удар на себя, взять ответственность) for the failure. It was a tough meeting. We spent an hour just (4. keraksiz gaplarni aylanib yurish / ходить вокруг да около) before someone finally explained the real problem. The only good news is that our competitor's recent failure gives us a small (5. ustunlik, afzallik / преимущество).

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