RealLife Podcast #113 – Business Jargon and Expressions

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Words and Expressions You’ll Learn:

  • Doggone
  • Redneck
  • Unedited / Unplugged
  • Lenient
  • For the time being
  • Take something to the next level
  • Hit the ground running
  • Cliff Jumping
  • A rush of adrenaline
  • Overcome difficulties and fears
  • Undergo surgery
  • A startup
  • Low key
  • Era of technology
  • Jargon
  • B2B / B2C
  • Get a feel of where they are coming from
  • Naive
  • Gauge / calibrate
  • Insular / closed off
  • Dig deeper
  • Shovel
  • Circumstantially
  • To do heavy lifting
  • To do the bitch work
  • Plug something
  • Monopolized
  • Bitch work
  • Subservient
  • Errands
  • Pecking order
  • Game plan “What’s the game plan”
  • This is a game changer
  • Deal breaker
  • Terms
  • That’s where the rubber hits the road
  • To play hard ball
  • A win-win situation
  • To have (not have) the bandwidth
  • overwhelmed
  • To have too much on your plate
  • Bite off more than you can chew
  • Hammer out
  • Heads down
  • Ninja
  • Drag on
  • Ramble
  • Get your shit together
  • Put your feelers out
  • A scout
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  • betty huang says:

    Thanks Chad!!!Now, I can take these words and listen it again, try to figure out the meaning. Thanks a lot, I really appreciate that 🙂

    • Hey Betty, Sorry for not responding earlier. Thanks so much for your nice comment (and listening and supporting us) Aww Yeah!!!