English Talk: Informative

Idioms related to Business negotiations –

One of the most important skill one can hold is the ability to negotiate. Negotiation is a dialogue between two or more people or parties intended to reach to an understanding or come to an agreement. In the business world you may have come across people, using different idioms related to negotiations for variety of reason such as to negotiate a salary, or a promotion, to secure a sale or to form a new partnership. In this lesson you will learn some interesting business English idioms related to negotiating.

Here are some Business negotiation idioms for you:

1) Above board – If business negotiations are described as above board it means they are open, legal and honest.
Example – Our dealing have always been above board.

2) Bend over backwards : - If you bend over backwards it means you try very hard to do something in order to please someone
Example – Your business is very important to us hence we will bend over backwards to keep it up.

3) Blank Check – To give someone the permission or to authorize someone to do what they think is the best in a situation.
Example – John was given a blank check by his boss and was told to get the best deal possible.

4) Bide your time – To wait patiently for a good opportunity to do something.
Example – He’s not hesitating to work with your company, he’s just biding his time for the prices to drop.

5) Blow a deal - To ruin a business deal with someone
Example – We don’t want to blow the deal with your company because of our minor mistakes.

6) Get the raw end of the deal – A bad deal for you. When something is not fair and not in your favour
Example – The contract is ours but the company won’t use our name on the product, we have got the raw end of the deal.

7) Come to terms – To reach an agreement
Example – After negotiating all day long the company came to terms with the new rates.

10 New Valentine’s Day Slang Words you would Love. –

Love is in the air and like any healthy relationship even the English language is constantly evolving and we come across lot of new words related to love, romance and relationships. So in this lesson today we are going to look at some slang words you can use for this Valentines.

1) To have the hots for – To be extremely attracted to someone
Eg- He’s got the hots for my cousin.

2) Mack on – To hit on someone or to flirt with someone
Eg- All he knows is macking on the girls.

3) Puppy love – young love or infatuation. Many young kids these days get the feeling of love and romance but it is just an infatuation.
Eg- It’s just puppy love; you need to start concentrating on your projects.

4) Trophy wife – The young and attractive wife of a wealthy, famous or important man. She is more like a Status symbol for her husband.
Eg) I spotted John with his new trophy wife at the concert last week.

5) To go Hogging – To go out seeking less desirable women, or to pursue overweight women with the intentions of just having s*x with them.
Eg) let’s give the fat ladies a chance, let us all go hogging.

6) Manicorn – The elusive perfect man who is charming, attractive, successful, and funny but he doesn’t exist.
Eg- I’m still single, still holding out for my manicorn.

7) Cupcake – To stay home romancing with your lover rather than going out.
Eg- We had planned a dinner out for valentines, but we just cupcaked.

8) Up one’s butt- Being obsessed with another person and always being glued.
Eg – She’s totally up James butt these days.

9) Whipped – Extremely obedient and being true to your partner.
Eg – His girlfriend has him whipped.

10) Bugaboo – An annoying person especially one making unwanted s*xual advances.
Eg- That bugaboo keeps texting me all day long.