In this business English lesson you will learn some very common expressions that you might hear in the workplace.

Test your understanding of the English lesson by answering these questions. You will get the answers and your score at the end of the quiz.

1.  John bit off more than he can “chew” means:

• John took on more responsibility than he can handle.
• John is hungry.
• John is in a bad mood.

2.    Can you help me “figure this out”? means:

• Can you help me solve this problem?
• Do you understand what I am saying?
• You're fired.

3.   I will be away next week so Mary is going to “fill in for me”. What does this mean?

• I will be away and so will Mary.
• I will be away so Mary will do my work while I am gone.
• TWe need to hire Mary.

4.    Her business is really improving, they've been “in the black” all year.

• Her business is interesting.
• She is going into debt.
• Her business is profitable.

5.    That sounds like a good idea but I'll have to “sleep on it”.

• That sounds like a good idea, let me think about it.
• We should take a nap.
• That is a bad idea.