Business English from All Ears English BE 545: Idioms That Can Keep You From Going Belly Up
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Mar 22, 2026 They share personal money mistakes and laugh at hindsight. The conversation unpacks colorful loss-related idioms for individuals and companies. You hear explanations like going bankrupt, burning through cash, and running out of money. A role-play illustrates how investors talk about startup failures and founder experience.
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English Performance Impacts Career Outcomes
- English proficiency influences evaluations at work, meetings, interviews, and negotiations.
- The hosts recommend measuring your level with their two-minute fluency quiz at allearsenglish.com/fluency score to identify B1–C1 gaps.
Aubrey's Costly Housing Decision
- Aubrey recounts buying and keeping a condo before 2008, then selling it in 2016 at a much lower price.
- She reflects that hindsight shows it would have been worth more later and her daughter could've lived there.
Lose One's Shirt Is Personal And Informal
- Idiom lose one's shirt describes an individual losing almost everything financially, not companies.
- Hosts note it's informal and can sound flippant or insensitive when used about someone you know.