Business Expressions Vocabulary Test 1

I thought this time things were going to be better. Losing the contract was ___ to swallow.

We’ve lost the contract thanks to your incompetence. You really ___, didn’t you?

I’d be better off stopping my legal job and doing jobs for cash. The ______ is the only way to make money these days.

The product didn’t work in the States. As they say there, it really ______.

However, the same product sold really well in England. As they say there, it ______.

- He used to work on the factory floor.

- Yes, he really started out as a ______ worker.

There are many reasons why this should be a success. However, the ______ is that it has been a big flop.

Production has been unable to keep pace with demand. We are doing our best to eliminate the ______.

We’ll have to start again on this one. It’s time to go ______.

Don’t leave out any details. I want a full ______ account of what happened in the meeting.