Business Idioms and Phrases اصطلاحات بازرگانی

۱٫ Get down to business

To begin doing something with the seriousness or determination the action requires; to begin doing what needs to be done.

Sample sentence: OK, let’s quit fooling around and get down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to our offices. Let’s get down to business, shall we?

2. From day one

This means “since the beginning.” You often hear the phrase from day one used in the workplace to talk about something that has been true since the very first day a project or business began.

Sample sentence: I hope management realizes that our deadlines are very tight. We need to hire more people immediately. We’ve been short-handed from day one.

3. Learn the ropes

Learn the ropes is used in situations where someone, usually a new co-worker, needs to learn the basics of how something is done.

Sample sentence: The three new members of our project team will need to learn the ropes ASAP.