| 1. I imagine their company jet was very expensive indeed. It probably ________ . | |
| a) | cost the earth |
| b) | clear the decks |
| c) | cut it fine |
| d) | cut-throat |
| 2. Our Silicone Valley site is right at the ________ of the new technology. | |
| a) | cut our losses |
| b) | cutting edge |
| c) | cut it fine |
| d) | cut-throat |
| 3. There's lots of unfair competition in our sector from ________ outfits which don't respect the law. | |
| a) | crocodile tears |
| b) | crashed |
| c) | cowboy |
| d) | cough up |
| 4. We did badly in the Japanese market so eventually we decided to ________ and stop. | |
| a) | cut our losses |
| b) | cough up |
| c) | clear the decks |
| d) | cut-throat |
| 5. We had to threaten them with legal action before they agreed to ________ the money they owed us. | |
| a) | crocodile tears |
| b) | cough up |
| c) | cut our losses |
| d) | clear the decks |
| 6. We'll have to drop everything else. We'll have to ________ and concentrate on this. | |
| a) | clear the decks |
| b) | crashed |
| c) | cut it fine |
| d) | cut-throat |
| 7. Competition is really fierce. In fact, it's ________ . | |
| a) | crocodile tears |
| b) | crashed |
| c) | cut it fine |
| d) | cut-throat |
| 8. Bids had to be in by 6.00 and we put ours in ten minutes before the deadline. We really ________ . | |
| a) | crocodile tears |
| b) | cut it fine |
| c) | cut our losses |
| d) | crashed |
| 9. We can't access the computer files. The system ________ this morning and we cannot fix it. | |
| a) | crocodile tears |
| b) | cutting edge |
| c) | cut our losses |
| d) | crashed |
| 10. He said he was sorry about letting me go but I'm sure they were only ________ he was shedding. | |
| a) | crocodile tears |
| b) | cutting edge |
| c) | cut our losses |
| d) | cost the earth |
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