English Lesson: 🗣️ Business English Expressions With Example Sentences: War Edition 📚 ESL Learning

English Lesson: 🗣️ Business English Expressions With Example Sentences: War Edition || ESL ✅

In the business world, it’s essential to always be prepared. You need to be ready for anything.

You can't afford to be caught off guard. As they say, "Business is war”.

In this English video lesson, we will define and use 4 common business English expressions with “war” terms …with example sentences!

Are you ready? Let’s go.

In this English video lesson, we will define and use the following four business English war expressions:

➡️ Caught off guard
➡️ Be given your marching orders
➡️ Stick to your guns
➡️ Making a killing

✅ 1. Caught off guard

What does caught off guard mean?

To be unprepared for a surprise or difficulty. In today's business world, being caught off guard can mean the difference between success and failure. That's why it's essential to always be prepared for the unexpected.

How can we use ‘caught off guard’ in a sentence?

The question caught Tom off guard, but after thinking about it, he had the answer.

The disappointing sales results caught our company off guard.

Linda thoroughly researched her presentation. She did not want to be caught off guard by her boss again.

✅ 2. Be given your marching orders

What does ‘given your marching orders’ mean?

Giving someone their marching orders is a way of telling them to leave a place or a job, often because they have done something wrong.

Billy would always turn up for work late and never do what was asked of him. In the end, the boss said he had to leave and was given his marching orders.

Many in the next office were given their marching orders today. I hope ours is not next!

After a year of poor results, the salesman was given his marching orders.

✅ 3. Stick to your guns

Stick to your guns means remaining firm in your beliefs and not being swayed by others. It can be used in many different situations and is often used to show confidence in your actions.

Even though business was slow, our boss stuck to his guns and continued with the business plan.

Paul knew he was correct, so he stuck to his guns when challenged about the accountancy forecast.

I told Chris to stick to his guns and not work over the weekend.

✅ 4. Making a killing

Making a killing means to have considerable success in something, usually a financial gain, quickly and with little effort.

They made a killing by offering the products at a discount.

The company divided up the offices and made a killing in rental fees.

Even though the stock was old, they made a killing by repackaging it.

So study your business English and make sure you're always ready for anything!

Do you have any questions about the business English terms used in this video? Leave a comment, and let’s chat.

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