Business Idioms: H-I-J

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hard sell
MEANING: sell something by being very aggressive
EXAMPLE:
The car salesman gave us a hard sell so we decided to go to another dealer.
heads will roll
MEANING: someone will be punished
EXAMPLE:
Heads will roll when our boss learns about the money that we have lost recently.
in black and white
MEANING: in writing
EXAMPLE:
The company refused to deal with the customer's complaints until they saw them in black and white.
in charge of
MEANING: in control of, responsible for
EXAMPLE:
My sister has been in charge of buying supplies at her company for many years.
in short supply
MEANING: not enough, in less than the amount or number needed
EXAMPLE:
Experienced computer programmers are in short supply at our company.
in stock
MEANING: have something ready to sell or use
EXAMPLE:
They didn't have any computer printer ribbons in stock at the store.
in the black
MEANING: successful or making money
EXAMPLE:
The new company has been in the black for over a year now.
in the long run
MEANING: in the final result
EXAMPLE:
The company has been losing money recently but in the long run they should do very well.
in the market for
MEANING: ready to buy something
EXAMPLE:
We have been in the market for a new computer for a long time but still we haven't bought one.
in the red
MEANING: losing money, unprofitable
EXAMPLE:
The company began to go into the red when the price of oil began to rise rapidly.
in the works
MEANING: in preparation, being planned or worked on
EXAMPLE:
The camera company has a new automatic camera in the works but nobody knows about it yet.
jack up
MEANING: make a price higher
EXAMPLE:
The steel companies decided to jack up the price of steel at the beginning of the year.