Business English Vocabulary Quiz: Master Common Phrases Like 'A Quick Fix' and 'A Wild Guess'

Welcome to the Business English Vocabulary Quiz!

Today’s Focus:

What do you say when a meeting starts to lose direction?

Today’s Challenge:

Your team is stuck. Ideas are bouncing around with no real progress. It’s time to pause, reflect, and realign. You say:

Let’s take _____ and clarify what we want to achieve.

A) a quick fix

B) a wild guess

C) a gut feeling

D) a step back

Choose the correct option and listen to the sentence.

Did you get it right?

A QUICK FIX

phrase

a simple and fast solution to a problem, but not a permanent one

This software update is just a quick fix—we need a long-term solution.

The manager offered a quick fix, but the deeper issues remained.

Don’t go for a quick fix—take your time and solve it properly.

A WILD GUESS

phrase

an answer or guess made without enough information, based only on chance.

I had no idea what the answer was, so I just took a wild guess.

He made a wild guess about the total cost and was completely wrong.

Without any clues, predicting the winner is just a wild guess.

I don't know her age, but if I had to take a wild guess, I'd say 30.

A GUT FEELING

phrase

a strong instinct or intuition about something, without logical reasoning

I had a gut feeling that something was wrong with the deal.

She followed her gut feeling and avoided a bad investment.

Even though the data looked good, his gut feeling told him otherwise.

My gut feeling says we should take a different approach.

TAKE A STEP BACK

phrase

to pause and think carefully before making a decision or taking action

The project was getting messy, so we decided to take a step back and reassess.

Sometimes, taking a step back helps you see the bigger picture.

Before making a decision, let’s take a step back and review our options.

That's right! The correct answer is D) a step back.

Business English Vocabulary Quiz