{"id":422,"date":"2009-10-31T23:19:30","date_gmt":"2009-11-01T07:19:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/?p=422"},"modified":"2023-01-11T11:08:04","modified_gmt":"2023-01-11T19:08:04","slug":"bep-145-int-money-idioms-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/2009\/10\/31\/bep-145-int-money-idioms-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"BEP 145 &#8211; Money Idioms (Part 1)"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-422-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/BEP145INT-Money-Idioms1.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/BEP145INT-Money-Idioms1.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/BEP145INT-Money-Idioms1.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>This is the first of a two-part Business English Pod series on idioms related to money.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s difficult to imagine business without money.  After all, making money is the main goal of many businesses. Profits often determine a company&#8217;s success.  And companies must spend money, and budget carefully, to reach their business goals.  So, it&#8217;s not surprising money idioms are featured regularly in business conversations.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ll be covering many of these idioms today.  Take note of them as you hear the dialog, but don&#8217;t worry if you don&#8217;t understand them the first time around. They&#8217;ll all be explained in the debrief and you&#8217;ll have a chance to practice them at the end.  <\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ll be listening to Kevin and Leah, two colleagues at a mid-sized cosmetics company. Cosmetics is the industry name for make-up &#8211; products used to enhance a person&#8217;s appearance, such as mascara or eye shadow. They are discussing promotional plans for the coming year while working on a tight budget, so there isn&#8217;t much money to spend.  Kevin and Leah don&#8217;t agree on the best way to spend the money and must find a compromise.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Listening Questions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1.\tWhat promotional plan does Kevin suggest?<br \/>\n2.\tDoes Leah agree with this idea?  Why or why not?<br \/>\n3.\tWhat does Kevin think the company needs to show?<\/p>\n<p>[tp no_translate=&#8221;y&#8221;]<strong>Premium Members: <a href=\"https:\/\/businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter\/Premium2008\/transcripts\/BEP145SN-Money-Idioms1.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">PDF Transcript<\/span><\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter\/Premium2008\/quiz\/BEP145-Pub\/BEP145-player.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Online Practice<\/span> <\/a>| <a href=\"https:\/\/businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter\/Premium2008\/phrasecasts\/BEP145PC.mp3\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">PhraseCast<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Download: <a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/BEP145INT-Money-Idioms1.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Podcast MP3<\/a><\/strong>[\/tp]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this business English podcast we look at 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