Business Literacy Quiz 7 Colloquialisms

Murphy's Law

Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong

Occam's Razor

The idea that, in trying to understand something, getting unnecessary information out of the way is the fastest way to the truth or to the best explanation

Like lemmings

Doing something in a silly way, without thinking, and in large numbers

4. 4th Estate

is a segment of society that wields an indirect but significant influence on society even though it is not a formally recognized part of the political system.

Boil the Ocean

To undertake an impossible task or project or to make a task or project unnecessarily difficult.

Ducks in a row

Getting ones affairs in order and becoming organized.

Tacit knowledge

The kind of knowledge that is difficult to transfer to another person by means of writing it down or verbalizing it.

Black Tuesday

The date in which share prices on the New York Stock Exchange completely collapsed, becoming a pivotal factor in the emergence of the Great Depression

Lagniappe

(Lan-yap) A small gift given to a customer by a merchant at the time of a purchase.

Canary in a coal mine

an early indicator of potential danger or failure

Murphy's Law

Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong

Occam's Razor

The idea that, in trying to understand something, getting unnecessary information out of the way is the fastest way to the truth or to the best explanation

Like lemmings

Doing something in a silly way, without thinking, and in large numbers

4. 4th Estate

is a segment of society that wields an indirect but significant influence on society even though it is not a formally recognized part of the political system.

Boil the Ocean

To undertake an impossible task or project or to make a task or project unnecessarily difficult.

Ducks in a row

Getting ones affairs in order and becoming organized.

Tacit knowledge

The kind of knowledge that is difficult to transfer to another person by means of writing it down or verbalizing it.

Black Tuesday

The date in which share prices on the New York Stock Exchange completely collapsed, becoming a pivotal factor in the emergence of the Great Depression

Lagniappe

(Lan-yap) A small gift given to a customer by a merchant at the time of a purchase.

Canary in a coal mine

an early indicator of potential danger or failure