Monday

Effective Business Meetings



This is a funny example of effective business meetings.

Sunday

Please send us your questions

Send us your questions regarding business idioms that you've heard or read and we'll explain their meanings.

Thursday

TODAY'S BUSINESS IDIOM

to put someone in the picture = to inform/to brief someone about the situation

e.g: "John, could you put us in the picture about the IT problems ".

Monday

TODAY'S BUSINESS IDIOM

to be tied up = to be unavailable due to a prior engagement or a heavy workload
e.g "No, I'm afraid next Wednesday is out of the question - I'll be tied up all day".
"I'm tied up" is commonly used when fixing appointments and meetings.

Friday

TODAY'S BUSINESS IDIOM

to come across = to find, to discover by chance or without looking for
e.g "I came across a mistake in the accounts."
"I came across a copy of our first annual report while I was clearing out my filing cabinet."