18 - I can talk about business 1

• shore sth up = help to support sth that is weak or going to collapse
• management buyout = a situation in which the managers of a company gain control by buying most of its shares
• fall through = if a deal or plan falls through, it does not happen
• at the eleventh hour = at the last possible moment
• bailout = an act of giving money to a business, economy, etc. to save it from collapse
• thanks to sb/sth = used to say that sth has happend because of sb/sth
• hang in the balance = if the future of sth hangs in the balance, it is uncertain
• on the verge of (doing) sth = very near to the moment when sth happens or sb does sth
• pull out (of sth) withdraw from an arrangement; stop being involved in sth
• stand aside = not get involved in sth
• go to the wall = fail because lack of money
• catch sb on the hop = surprise sb by doing sth they are not expecting
• make a comeback = sth becomes popular and successful again
• do sth up = repair and decorate a room or building
• bring sb in = ask sb to do a particular job or be involved in sth
• fall off = decrease in quantity or quality
• be in the doldrums = not be growing or doing well
• buck in the trend = succeed in doing sth where most others are failing
• branch out (into sth) = start to do a new activity, especially in business
• win sb/sth back = get or have sb/sth that you had before