Unit Vocabulary, Idioms, and Expressions

Vocabulary flashcards generated from Student's Book and Work Book units, focusing on definitions of fixed expressions, idioms, business terminology, and phrasal verbs.

be wild about (something)

be crazy about something

get a kick out of (something)

feel excitement and enjoyment

set great store by (something)

consider something to be important

be in line with (something)

match with

say a lot about (someone)

reveal someone's traits

click with (someone)

hit it off with someone

(what) makes us tick

makes us behave in a certain way

plump for

choose

be (not) (that) into

(not) be (very) keen on something

a cold fish

a person who doesn't show their feelings

a dark horse

a person who keeps their abilities secret

a go-getter

a person who is determined to be successful

a mover and shaker

a person with a lot of power and influence

a smart alec

a person who tries to look clever in an annoying way

a smart cookie

a clever person

a soft touch

a person you can easily deceive or persuade to do what you want

a social butterfly

someone who likes to attend social events

keep yourself to yourself

to avoid meeting people socially

destiny

what will happen in the future

disposition

character or personality

hereditary

passed from parent to child

imply

suggest

moulded

influenced or changed

vulnerability

the quality of being easily hurt

nurture

helping something or somebody to develop

offspring

children

oversimplification

making something so easy to understand that it is no longer true

proponents

people who publicly support an idea

trait

a particular characteristic or way of behaving

quote

the estimated price that will be charged for a service/the price a company says they will charge for a service

USP (Unique Selling Point)

the feature that makes a product different from and better than anything else/a feature of a product or service which makes it different from the rest

cost-effective

good value for money/brings the best possible profits for the lowest possible price

launching/launch a business

making a new product available to be sold/when you bring a product onto the market for the first time

venture

a new business that is risky/a new business project that involves taking risks

branching out

extended or expanded on the work normally done

price tag

the amount that something costs/ the cost of a product

bespoke

specially made for a particular person/ a product made specially for a particular customer

business concept

an idea for a business

bargain basement

(of a price) extremely cheap

bricks and mortar

buildings such as houses, offices, factories

turnover

the amount of business a company does in a set period of time/goods sold by a company over a period of time

break into

get involved with

build up

gradually increase

knock (something) off

considerably reduce

pass up

fail to take advantage of

set up

start

sign up

get to commit

win over

persuade

let your dinner go down

let your body digest dinner

your stomach rumbles

you get a sudden message from your stomach

rustle (something) up

cook quickly

comfort eating

something tasty and full of unhealthy ingredients

devour

eat

breeze/sail through (something)

do something successfully and easily

get the hang of (something)

learn how to do something

get your head down

focus on something

drum (something) into (somebody)

teach something by repeating it many times

keep (somebody) on track

continue to make good progress with an activity

be on a steep learning curve

you have a lot to learn

run on empty

have no energy left

go blank

suddenly forget information that you knew previously