Stiff Competition


🗓️ Idiom: Stiff Competition (n)


💬 Meaning

  • Very strong or difficult competition.
  • A situation where many people or companies are trying hard to win or succeed.

🧠 Example Sentences

  • There’s stiff competition in the tech market, many companies want the top spot.
  • We lost the bid due to stiff competition from larger firms.
  • To grow in this industry, you have to be ready for stiff competition.

🏛️ Origin

The word “stiff” means strong or hard. When used with “competition,” it describes a situation where others are very serious and aggressive about winning. This idiom is common in business to talk about tough markets.


📝 Practice Exercises

1. Fill in the blank:

Our company faced __________ when we launched the new product.

Answer

stiff competition

2. Choose the correct meaning of “stiff competition”:

A) A friendly working group
B)Strong competitor or competitors
C) A simple business task
D) A job with no deadline

Answer

B) Strong competitor or competitors

3. Rewrite the sentence using the idiom:

“Many companies are trying very hard to win in this market.” → Change the sentence using: stiff competition

Answer

There is stiff competition in this market.


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