Burke, David  1956- <br/><br/>
Slangman Guide to Biz Speak 1 :  Slang, Idioms & Jargon Used in Business / 
David Burke. 
 - 1st ed.  
 - Studio City, CA:  Slangman Publishing,  2001. 
 - 226 p. :  ill. ;  28 cm. 
 - The Slangman Guide .
<br/><br/>"This book contains chapters on slang, idioms, and jargon associated with: The workplace, Computers, The internet/E-commerce, Marketing, Advertising, Negotiations, Meetings, Abbreviations, Acronyms and shortcuts" (Book Cover) Lesson 1: Earl Got Called on the Carpet! This lesson contains 10 new slang words & idioms: Big wig -- Called on the carpet (to get) -- Can someone (to) -- Deadline -- Get cracking (to) -- Pound the pavement (to) -- Pull one’s weight (to) -- Slave driver -- Work graveyard (to)<br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/> Lesson 2: Nancy Finally Got a Cush Job This lesson contains 10 new slang word & idioms: Between jobs (to be) -- Cush job -- Headhunter -- Hold down a job (to) -- Knock off early (to) -- Land a job (to) -- Moonlight (to) -- Pay hike -- Perks -- Work like a dog (to)<br/><br/> Lesson 3: Chuck Wears Several Hats  This lesson contains 10 new slang words & idioms: Breadwinner -- Come on board (to) -- Cutbacks -- Downsize (to) -- Nine-to-five -- Rat race -- Red-handed --Short-handed (to be) -- Wear several [different] hats (to) -- Workaholic<br/><br/> Lesson 4: Send this to the VP’c CPA ASAP, ok? This lesson contains 12 new slang words & idioms: ASAP -- Cc someone -- CFO -- CPA -- CYA -- FedEx (to) -- Hard copy -- Hard drive -- Log on (to) -- PC -- Reboot (to) -- Virus<br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/> Lesson 6: Our Cutting Edge Hi-Tech Jingle This lesson contains 14 new slang words & idioms: Cash cow -- Cutting edge -- Demographics -- Hook -- Hype -- Launch a product (to) -- Line -- Marketing blitz -- Preferred customer -- Rebate -- Skyrocket (to) -- Spam -- Stuffer -- Tie-in<br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/> 
<br/><br/> "This book contains chapters on slang, idioms, and jargon associated with: The workplace, Computers, The internet/E-commerce, Marketing, Advertising, Negotiations, Meetings, Abbreviations, Acronyms and shortcuts" (Book Cover) 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>1891888145 (pbk) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>English for specific purposes--Business English --Slang terms--Idiomatic expressions.