Explain the idiom: A lot of companies believe that the current economic slowdown is a bump in the ________..
=the econmoic slowdown has caused some problems
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Explain the idiom: our products began to sell like hot cakes and, consequently, our company has been flying _____ for a while right now.
= our company is doing great in terms of profit
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Explain the idiom: We are at _____roads at the moment in choosing the best business scheme. We have doubts about both of them.
= we are in a critical situation where an important decision has to be made
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Explain the idiom: the contract has reached the _______ of the road. Let's conclude our partnership with our signatures here.
=these business partners are no longer business partners
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Explain the idiom: I’m in the _________ seat now, and I get to decide who gets raises.
= I am in charge
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Explain the idioms: Sales results show that we are on the right ______. Let's keep working.
= we are progressing in a way that is likely to be successful.
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Explain the idiom: It is said that a good author is successful with taking his/her reader for a ______ . Every writer wants to trick the one who reads.
= every author is happy when he/she manages to make his/her reader to believe the things that are not true for the sake of a good story.