Wordskills unit 18

Question 1

help support sth that is weak or going to collapse.

Answer 1

shore sth up/prop sth up SYN

Question 2

a situation in which the managers of a company gain control by buying most of its shares.

Answer 2

management buyout, buy sb out

Question 3

if a deal or plan ……, it does not happen

Answer 3

fall through

Question 4

at the last possible moment

Answer 4

at the eleventh hour

Question 5

used to say that sth has happend because of sb/sth

Answer 5

thanks to sb/sth

Question 6

an act of giving money to a business, economy, etc. to save it from collapse.

Answer 6

bailout, bail sb out

Question 7

if the future of sth….., it is uncertain

Answer 7

hang in the balance

Question 8

very near to the moment when sth happens or sb does sth.

Answer 8

on the verge of (doing) sth

Question 9

withdraw from an arrangement; stop being involved in sth.

Answer 9

pull out (of sth)

Question 10

not get involved in sth

Answer 10

stand aside

Question 11

INF (of an organization) fail because of lack of money

Answer 11

go to the wall

Question 12

INF surprise sb by doing sth they are not expecting

Answer 12

catch sb on the hop

Question 13

if sth makes a …., it becomes popular and succesful again.

Answer 13

make a comeback, comeback

Question 14

repair and decorate a room or building

Answer 14

do sth up

Question 15

ask sb to do a particular job or be involved in sth

Answer 15

bring sb in

Question 16

decrease in quantity or quality

Answer 16

fall off

Question 17

(of a business) not be growing or doing well

Answer 17

be in the doldrums

Question 18

succeed in doing sth where most others are failing

Answer 18

buck the trend

Question 19

start to do a new activity, expecially in business

Answer 19

branch out (into sth)

Question 20

get or have again sb/sth that you had before

Answer 20

win sb/ sth back

Question 21

cut the number of jobs and become smaller

Answer 21

slim down

Question 22

using up a part of our profit

Answer 22

are eating into