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Confident Business English

214. Understand What Your Colleagues Say In Meetings: Master Business Expressions #5

Apr 17, 2024
Discover common business expressions related to managing people and change. Learn to navigate disruptions with idiomatic phrases like 'to ruffle feathers' and 'let the dust settle'. Gain insights on maintaining stability during transitions and managing team dynamics effectively.
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Quick takeaways

  • 'Ruffling feathers' means causing annoyance or disruption in business meetings.
  • 'Rocking the boat' refers to creating anxiety or imbalance within a company.

Deep dives

Expression 1: Ruffling Feathers

When businesses undergo changes with new staff that shake things up, they can end up ruffling feathers, causing disruption. The expression 'ruffling feathers' originates from bird behavior where moving their feathers irritates them. In this context, it signifies causing annoyance or disruption. An example sentence to use this expression could be, 'I don't want to ruffle any feathers.'

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