The company decided to ________ its profits back into research and development to ensure long-term growth., branch, bump, bail, plough, After the market crash, many small businesses were forced to ________ because they couldn't meet their debt obligations., bounce back, go to the wall, buck the trend, push the envelope, We need to set aside a ________ fund in case of any unforeseen equipment failures during the production phase., overhead, expenditure, asset, contingency, The CEO suggested ________ the merger until the market conditions become more stable., having postponed, to postpone, postpone, postponing, ________ by the sudden drop in share prices, the investors decided to sell their holdings immediately., Alarming, To alarm, Alarmed, Having alarmed, I'm afraid I can't lend you any money right now; I'm not ________, you know!, on the breadline, made of money, strapped for cash, in the red, The government had to ________ the national airline after it suffered massive losses during the pandemic., run through, chip in, bail out, set back, Because the project was completed ahead of schedule, the contractor was paid ________., handsomely, in arrears, in advance, in instalments, The startup managed to ________ despite the economic downturn, actually increasing its market share., buck the trend, miss the boat, fall through, go under, The accountant noticed the company was ________, with outgoings significantly exceeding income., in the doldrums, laughing all the way to the bank, in the red, on a knife-edge, He admitted ________ the company's funds to pay off his personal gambling debts., squander, squandering, to squander, to have squandered, ________ the contract carefully, the lawyer found several clauses that were unfavorable to his client., To read, Having read, Read, Being read, The new regulations will ________ the bank ________ at least a million dollars in compliance costs., branch / out, bail / out, plough / back, set / back, In my opinion, it ________ to invest in high-quality assets rather than speculating on volatile commodities., pays, hoards, yields, settles, The luxury car was so expensive it ________, but he decided to buy it anyway., cost an arm and a leg, was as broad as it's long, was a drop in the ocean, was in the doldrums

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