Business English Vocabulary Builder: Powerful Idioms, Sayings and Expressions to Make You Sound Smarter in Business! Kindle Edition

After a very helpful series of teaching various languages in a most useful manner, Lingo Mastery now turns to a very helpful guide for communicating in English in a manner of enhancing business language skills, and the result is a fine course in the intricacies of American English. As stated in to the inviting Introduction, ‘Business idioms in English can be a confusing and intimidating territory even to the nest language student, which is why a concise dictionary such as this one is such a useful and beneficial acquisition. Whenever you hear an unfamiliar phrase, you can heck its definition within these pages, and reinforce the knowledge in your mind for the next time it pops up in conversation….While some of the idioms in this book can be applied outside of a business context too, ALL of the can be used to improve your fluence and understanding when at work, an din other professional settings.’What this fun and entertaining (and educational!) book delivers is a list of over 300 expressions and idioms – recognizable and used by many, but with the origin, meanings, examples of each phrase in use, and those uses explained. And beginning alphabetically, we learn about ‘angel investing,’ ‘back to the drawing board,’ ‘ballpark figure,’ ‘between a rock and a hard place,’ ‘cash cow,’ ‘daylight robbery,’ ‘fallout,’ ‘on the money,’ ‘small talk,’ ‘value added,’ and many more. As the authors say at closure, ‘Language is a key to understanding people and places, and now you are in possession of that key.’Discovering the meaning and usage of idioms of English language in this classroom tutored by Lingo Mastery is enlightening and fun. This is another excellent book from the masters of language. Highly recommended. Grady Harp, May 20

The publisher of this book, Lingo Mastery, does a marvelous in helping English-speaking individuals in learning a foreign language; or as in my case, refresh an individual's knowledge of one, which is German. But, while learning how to speak a foreign is a wonderful asset to have, the truth is that one DOES NOT know a foreign language unless you know its idiomatic expressions.Case in point, Not too long after graduating college where I took German, during the Steuben Parade in New York City, I had asked two of the participants who could speak English a few questions, after which I had started to walk away. As I did, one turned to the other and in German said, "Franz, look at the stupid American and their stupid questions." Hearing this, I turned around and walked back to them and gave them my response in German, which probably had surprised them, which was: "Excuse me. I heard what you said about me, and I've got one thing to say to you." Using an idiomatic expression, I politely told them that they should kiss a specific part of my anatomy. Being shocked by my remark, they instantaneously began to apologize and then wanted to know what my name was, and with force, I gave them my answer.There's a sizeable amount of powerful idioms, axioms, and jargons in the business world that can change the way your colleagues will perceive you as being. It can transform a person from being a simpleton to that of being an expert in any specific component that they might be engaged in working at.Here in the US, for example, are some expressions which might perplex individuals outside of the business world:If you BITE THE BULLET, you're not biting the bullet. Instead, you're deciding to do something that is difficult and which you have been delaying because it is unpleasant or too consuming.To have ONE'S VOICE HEARD has nothing the loudness of their voice. Instead, it's to ensure that your opinions, thoughts, or views on something are noticed, accepted, and then acted upon.If you're IN HOT WATER, you're not taking a bath. Instead, you're in trouble for doing something that you shouldn't have done.And to KEEP YOUR HEAD ABOVE WATER has nothing to do with swimming. Instead, it's to survive a difficult situation without becoming overwhelmed, and/or, failing entirely.For someone to succeed in the business world, individuals need to become knowledgeable regarding the use of its idioms, which is why I've given the publisher, Lingo Mastery, 5 STARS for their endeavor in wanting individuals to begin to master the use of the business world jargon.

I am a native English speaker learning another language, and because of that I speak to many people who are trying to learn the English language. This was the motivation for me to read this book.There are many expressions within the book that we, as Americans, use in daily conversation without a second thought. These expressions, however, pose a very real challenge for learners of our language. This book does an excellent job in explaining them and using them in a very understandable way.BTW - I "bought" this book when it was offered at no charge on Amazon. It would definitely be worth its small price to a learner of the English language.

Unless you don’t know english at all there’s nothing in hear worth having, even though it was cheap I was so disappointed I sent it back

Idioms are always fun to learn. These may be business specific, but they're still just as clever! Lingo Mastery is always pulling out all the stops with simple books and that's probably why they're so affordable. Look no further than this one for standard business idioms even if you're not involved in the business world! Alphabetical, Explanation, and an Example. I love the simplicity!

This book is written entirely in English. For a non-English speaker it has some nice phrases and explanation of the phrases if they can read in English.

Good learning material. You can quickly brush up all those useful phrases in your memory and practise using them. Although, I think, the information about the origin of those phrases is not always accurate.

Even as an English teacher I found this product to be very confusing and not at all practical for developing a stronger vocabulary in the business world. Vocabulary choices were obscure and difficult to use on a daily basis.

I have used Lingo Mastery in my study of foreign language. I assumed as an English speaker that this book would just be a fun read."Thinking outside the box" I heard this phrase in an interview and I did not understand it, but was too embarrassed to ask what it meant. With this book I can read through them and be in a position to understand or use them in the future.This book is written in an entertaining and fun way to educate you to discover more about the English language and converse easier with English natives. Well done Lingo Mastery, you have done it again.

I have recently started to tutor learners of English and this little guide is so helpful. I’ve shared lots of the phrases and idioms with my students and it makes the learning process much more interesting and realistic for them. Great for understanding conversational English which is full of idioms and phrases which we often take for granted as English speakers.

This is more for foreign people or those with no real decent command of English, if you are a native you probably won't find much of use in here.

148 “sayings” that are basic to say the least - super disappointed with purchase.

I make good use of this book on a fairly frequent basis. Enough that I consider the price fair.