👨🏻💼 BUSINESS Idioms 🚩 close the books = stop taking orders, end a bookkeeping period ▪️ They usually close the books at the end of February every year.🚩 cold call = call a potential customer from a list of persons one has never seen▪️ When he first started to work at his company he was asked to make cold calls using the telephone book.🚩 come on strong = overwhelm with excessively strong language or personality ▪️ The salesman came on too strong at the meeting and angered the other members of the team. 🚩 cut back = use fewer or use less▪️ The company has been cutting back on entertainment expenses for over a year now. 🚩 cut corners = economize▪️ We have been forced to cut corners on stationary expenses during these severe economic times