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RUN A MEETING  

Phrase

  • to conduct a meeting.
Example Sentence: My boss is not able to run a meeting very well.
 

RULE (SOMEONE) OUT OF ORDER  

Phrase

  • to rule that someone is not following the rules.
Example Sentence: The chairwoman ruled the salesman out of order when he began to speak at the president.
 

PUT ONE’S NOSE TO THE GRINDSTONE  

Phrase

  • to work diligently/hard.
Example Sentence: I put my nose to the grindstone and finished the job before the weekend.
 

PUT (SOMETHING) ON HOLD  

Phrase

  • to postpone a project.
Example Sentence: The construction company put the project on hold while they researched the background.
 

PIECE/SLICE OF THE ACTION  

Phrase

  • a share in the activity or the profits of something.
Example Sentence: The inventor wanted a piece of the action from the new computer that he had designed.
 

PAY OFF /peɪ ɒf/

Phrasal Verb

  • to finish paying all money that is owed.
Example Sentence: We should be able to pay off the mortgage within ten years.
 

OUT OF THE LOOP  

Phrase

  • to not be involved or taking part in a job.
Example Sentence: I was out of the loop during the negotiations and did not know what was going on.
 

ON HAND ɒn hænd

Phrase

  • to be in one's possession, to be ready.
Example Sentence: We did not have enough supplies on hand and were unable to finish the job.
 

GAIN GROUND geɪn graʊnd

Phrase

  • to go forward, to make progress.
Example Sentence: Our company is gaining ground in its attempt to be the best in the industry.
 

GET OFF THE GROUND  

Phrase

  • o make a successful beginning.
Example Sentence: We were unable to get the new product off the ground but we will try again.
 

HANG OUT ONE’S SHINGLE  

Phrase

  • to open one's own business (usually as a professional).
Example Sentence: My friend decided to hang out his shingle as a dentist soon after he finished college.
 

GIVE (SOMEONE) THE GREEN LIGHT  

Phrase

  • to give someone permission to go ahead with a project.
Example Sentence: Our boss gave us the green light to begin work on the new sales campaign.
 

GO THROUGH WITH (SOMETHING)  

Phrase

  • to do something as planned or as agreed.
Example Sentence: We will not go through with our plans to build the new product until we have sold our stock.
 

IN THE LONG RUN  

Phrase

  • over a long period of time.
Example Sentence: The company has been losing money recently but in the long run they should be ok.
 

IN THE MARKET FOR (SOMETHING)  

Phrase

  • to be ready to buy something, to want to buy something.
Example Sentence: We have been in the market for a new computer for a long time.
 
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