'I think that John **hit the nail on the head** when he said that the problem is caused by people being confused about what our company does.'

To say that you completely (100%) agree with what somebody has said

To ask for people's opinions on how to solve a problem

To say 'no' to a suggestion that somebody has made

'I spoke about it in a meeting with my manager yesterday and **the bottom line** is we don't have the money to buy new computers in the company I'm afraid.'

'It is my opinion that our company is **on the right track** at the moment. The changes we have made will mean higher sales in the future.'

To be doing something in a way which will result in failure

To tell somebody that something has gone wrong

To be doing something in a way which you think will result in success

'We can't keep doing things like both we and everybody else have always done. So I want you to **think outside the box** and think of some innovative ways that we can increase sales.'

To be creative or original when thinking of how to do things

To say that you are not happy about a situation

To copy somebody else's idea on how to do something

Manager: 'So, John. Can you think of anything we can do to solve this problem?'

John: 'Sorry, I **haven't got a clue**. I can't think of anything at the moment.'

To make a suggestion on how to do something

To have no idea about how to do something

To say you don't agree or have the same opinion as another person