IDIOMS & EXPRESSIONS - LESSON 17 Part 2

b) written down c) much too high

8) Calvin covered a lot of ground with his local partners during his business trip to Tokyo.

a) saw much of the city

b) had successful conversations c) made a lot of money

ANSWER KEY p.157

Lesson 13

DISCUSSING A MISTAKE

Chris and Todd work for Alpine Design, a furniture manufacturer. When Todd accidentally orders the wrong amount of wood, his boss, Chris, warns him to be more careful in the future. Chris: Todd, we got our shipment of wood yesterday. We're short by 18 tons. Todd: Our wood supplier must've made a mistake. I could've sworn that I ordered the right amount. Chris: You'd better go back and doublecheck your order. Todd: Oops, you're right. I accidentally ordered two tons instead of twenty. No big deal. I'll just put in another order.

When flling out order forms, you need to dot your i's and cross your t's.

Chris: When filling out order forms, you need to dot your i's and cross your t's. You shouldn't be making careless mistakes like this. Todd: I just forgot to add a zero after the two. Don't make a mountain out of a molehill. No need to blow things out of proportion.

Chris: This is very serious. Now we won't have enough wood to finish the furniture order we got from La-Z Boy. Todd: Okay, sorry I dropped the ball. Chris: Todd, this may be a bitter pill to swallow, but your work lately hasn't been up to scratch. You've really been asleep at the wheel!