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Idioms- Discussing Good Results

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    Idioms- Discussing Good Results
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  • Our store had a very successful holiday season this year. Sales were through the roof!
    very high; higher than expected 
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  • We're looking for some fresh thinking in our marketing department. Are you good at thinking outside the box?
    to think creatively; to think in a new and different way ​
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  • I'd like to share the credit with you. Without you, I wouldn't have been able to find this important new client.
    to acknowledge someone else's contribution; to share with somebody else recognition for a job well done ​
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  • A big Ace Hardware store is opening up in town. Do you think they'll give our local hardware store a run for their money? ​
    strong competition ​
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  • Since you need to drum up some new business, I suggest you exhibit at a trade show.
    to find new customers 
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  • You deserve a pat on the back for figuring out how to fix our computer network.
    credit; recognition; praise 
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  • Kudos to you and the rest of the manufacturing department for figuring out how to cut our production costs! ​
    I'd like to give credit to; I'd like to acknowledge 
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  • Traditional ways of advertising are no longer working for our firm. Do you think we should try some guerrilla marketing?
    innovative methods to sell products; non-traditional methods of advertising
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  • A disposable lemon-scented toilet brush? What will companies dream up next?
    to think up something creative or unusual; to come up with an original idea; to invent​
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  • After another record-breaking quarter, eBay's stock price hit a new high.
    better than ever before; exceeding all previous results 
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  • I know that everybody else likes the idea of using a bear for a mascot, but, just for the record, I think it's a horrible idea.
    let me make my opinion clear 
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