BUSINESS ENGLISH ✅ 25 FAST TOP ENGLISH PHRASES FOR ADVANCED FLUENCY | Go Natural English

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Hey, how's it going if you didn't already know, I'm Gabi and in this video
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We're gonna talk about business English so this is for you
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If you're learning English if you have to deal with clients in English if you ever go to
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Conferences or networking events or if you have co-workers or a boss who speaks English or maybe you're in a university program
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and you have professors who speak English these are all situations in which you
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need business English
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So I'm gonna share 25 of the top business English vocabulary words expressions phrases idioms
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Let's get down to business number one is actually four different
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Expressions we have on topic or on track and off topic or off track so we want to stay on
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Topic in this video, so it doesn't get to be too long we have
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25 words and expressions to share so let's not get off-topic
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Let's stay on topic for the sake of
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Time we want to address the issue at hand which is business English
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number two is through the roof through the roof means a
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large amount of change for example sales are through the roof or
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Customer complaints and refund requests are through the roof
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Number three my train of thought my train of thought is that to avoid customer refund?
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requests, we should actually have better customer service so train of thought is a logical progression of
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ideas
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to bank on banks are typically reliable institutions so to bank on means to
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Guess or to think that something is probable. I'm banking on good weather this weekend, so I think I'll go camping
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I'm banking on a good return on
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investment in this
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marketing initiative
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To brush up on means to review so before you go to a meeting you may want to
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Brush up on the agenda to bring to the table is usually use with experience this guy has 10 years
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Working in our field. He brings so much experience to the table
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2 table is a verb that means to pause
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You know we're getting off topic so let's table this right now and talk about it another time maybe next week
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Number 8 off the top of my head means without preparation or research off the top of my head
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I would say that 9 out of 10 people love go natural English, but I didn't do a study
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I don't have conclusive data about that 9 left field or out of left field
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means something
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Unexpected so when our boss fired John
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It was totally out of left field nobody expected it to think outside the box is to think
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Creatively because the box is the standard to think outside the box is to be more creative
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Next bring me up to speed means give me an executive summary or a quick
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Review of a topic before our meeting could you bring me up to speed on how our?
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associates are doing number 12 to touch base means to connect with someone or
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Reconnect with that person hey, I really enjoyed having coffee with you today
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Let's touch base again next week, or I need more
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Information could we touch base on that topic next week number 13 similarly to reach out
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Means to connect with someone, but it could be someone who you don't know yet
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It could also be someone who you do know
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But it's a bit more of an effort whereas to touch base is something a bit more
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Casual they're quite similar though
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So I'd like to reach out and ask for your advice on my new job offer. It's
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really important to me, so
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They're similar, but a little bit different to touch base is always with someone you already know
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Where is to reach out could be someone you don't know yet?
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Number 14 me in the loop to be in the loop means that you're well-informed, so please keep me informed
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Please keep me in the loop number 15 at the end of the day
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What really matters is that our business is making a profit so at the end of the day means?
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Finally or in conclusion. What is most important number 16 to make ends?
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Meet means to break even
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I'm making enough money from my paycheck that I'm making ends meet
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I'm paying my bills my rents paying for food and basic necessities
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I'm making ends meet number 17 to be on the same page means that you are
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understanding of one another
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We're on the same page here. We understand each other and to be on the same page also means that you agree
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With that person yes
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We're on the same page. We can close the deal next week number 18 to zero in on to zero in on means to
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focus on a very specific
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Topic let's zero in on our performance this month number 19 to run something by someone
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means to ask
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Perhaps to ask for permission to do something hey before we change this presentation
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Let's just run it by our boss number 20
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Similarly to sign off on means to get permission so before we change this this presentation
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Let's have our boss sign off on it to sign off on could literally be to sign a contract
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but it can also be
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Figuratively to get permission to do something number 21 to put on the back burner
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Think of a stove or range when you put a pot on the back burner
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It's to let it simmer or perhaps. Just let it cool down, so it's not your main focus so
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Let's put this topic on the back burner until next month
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It's not so important number 22 calling the shots well
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John's the boss but Mary really calls all the shots
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She's actually in charge to call the shots means to actually decide and to give direction
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23 in a nutshell means in summary
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24 off the cuff, this is a cuff but off the cuff means something that is
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Spontaneous it's similar to off the top of my head
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so I'm off the cuff kind of statement is something that's not very planned and
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Finally maybe something that you do when you need to
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answer something that you weren't really prepared to answer is to wing it if you have a
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presentation and someone asks you questions at the end of it you may need to wing it which is to just do your best to
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Improvise to wing it so I'm not so prepared for this presentation, but I'll just wing it it'll be fine
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So there you have it 25 vocabulary words phrases idioms expressions
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That will help you in a business english setting if you enjoyed this lesson
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