Question

List 10 idioms that can be used in email writing.
Including definitions and sentences.​

Answer 1

Back to square one - To start something over again because a previous attempt failed.

To make this software finally work, we have to go back to square one.

Ballpark number/figure - A very inexact estimate

To give you a ballpark figure, how much the border wall to Mexico is going to cost, I’d say about 30 million dollars.
Big picture

Everything that is involved with a particular situation Working on all these details, we have lost sight of the big picture.

By the book

To do things exactly according to the rules or the law

We told our auditors that we do everything by the book.
Corner the market

To dominate a particular market Amazon more or less corners the online retailing market.

Cut-throat Very intense, aggressive, and merciless competition

Competition in the food retailing business is cut-throat.


Easy come, easy go Something gained easily is also lost easily

I lost 500 Euros in a poker game last night, but that’s life – easy come, easy go.

Game plan
A strategy or plan for achieving success What is our game plan for dealing with our new competitor?

Get down to business
Stop making small talk and start talking about serious business topics
Now that everyone’s here, let’s get down to business and start with the presentation.

Get something off the ground
To start something (e.g. a project or a business)
Now that we have finished the planning phase, we’re eager the get the project off the ground.

Answer 2

1)Stir up a hornets nest- provoke trouble.

He did not want to be unfaithful but he knew once he told the truth,it would stir up a hornets nest.

2)Back against the wall-be in a difficult situation from where there is no escape.

With banks paying for his blood over default in payment,he has his back against the wall.

3)Bite off more than you can chew-trying to do some thing that is difficult for you.

He has taken more responsibilities as he could not say 'no' to his boss.I think he has bitten more than he can chew and he will struggle to handle them all.

4)Head over heels-to be completely in love

Am head over heels for you that's why I want to marry you.

5)Upset someone's applecart- do something that caused a plan to go wrong.

The increase in custom duty by the government has upset the applecart of those car companies who were importing car parts.

6)Up in arms- angry about something.

Media has traditionally been up in the arms of the government of the day.

7)Barking up the wrong tree-to ask the wrong person or follow the wrong course.

Joan blamed Sharon for ruining her marriage,little did she know she was barking up the wrong tree.

8)Scrapple the barrel- use something you don't want to but you have no option.

I was scraping the barrel when I had to stay for six months with my parents after I lost my job.

9)Bend over backwards-to try to please or accommodate someone to an anusual degree.

The hotel staff bend over backwards to make the visit of the president a memorable one.

10)Once in a blue moon-means something that rarely happens.

Many startups turn in a profit once in a blue moon.

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