Idioms about transport
Rock the ... (say or do something to disturb an existing situation and upset people )
What is a boat?
After the end of this war, Japan was left in a bad economic position
How did WW2 affect Japan?
A state or situation in which something needed cannot be obtained in sufficient amounts
What is a shortage?
The shortage ... materials
What preposition is OF?
Initially, Jeff Bezos founded this brand as an online marketplace for books.
Who founded Amazon?
Swim against the ... (act against the prevailing opinion or tendency)
What is a tide/ current?
Toyota cars are described as (decode)
e b l a r i l e and h c p e a
What cars are described as reliable and cheap?
Imperfect or faulty
What is defective?
Disadvantaged .... lacking natural resources
What preposition is BY?
Its best-known software products are the Internet Explorer and Edge web browsers.
What software products are produced by Microsoft (Corporation)?
jump on the ... (join others in doing or supporting something fashionable)
What is jump on the bandwagon?
Name another motor company mentioned in the video that was no longer offering efficient production techniques
What production techniques did Ford no longer offer?
Extremely short of money.
What is being cash-strapped?
Stock sitting in a warehouse would tie ...money they didn't have
What preposition is UP?
This American brand launched the first personal computer, Macintosh.
What computer was launched by Apple?
drive someone round the ... (drive someone mad)
What is round the bend?
Visiting this place in the US struck and impressed the Toyota representatives
Who visited a supermarket? (at Piggly Wiggly?
Dangerously likely to fall or collapse
What is precarious?
New solutions allowed the company to operate ... a tighter budget
What preposition is ON?
This South Korean brand is the world's largest information technology company, consumer electronics maker and chipmaker.
What South Korean company is called Samsung?
a backseat ...(a person who interferes in affairs without having knowledge, responsibility, or authority)
Who is a backseat driver?
This company mentioned in the video also adapted Toyota's Lean restructuring plan
What restructuring plan did Boeing adapt?
Gradual, step-by-step.
What is incremental?
It’s now seen as a precursor ... barcodes.
What preposition is to? (accepted of)
Originally known as Interbank, this brand was created by an alliance of several regional bankcard associations in America.
What alliance is known as Mastercard (Inc.)?