English Expressions: It takes two to tango!

Dialogue

Jack

: Oh man! Our new product is taking the country by storm. We’re literally  cornering the market.

Kevin: Have you ever heard of something called viral marketing?

Jack: Are you teasing me? It’s a is a given.

Kevin: Then can’t you twist your arm to keep track of our webpage? There’re hundreds of messages without response!

Jack: No wonder I will be behind in my work. I can’t handle all these messages by myself. Why don’t you give me a hand? It takes two to tango.

Kevin: I will. It’s a deal.

Vocabulary

Take by storm: to win or gain huge and widespread success /popularity rapidly.

Corner the market: to sell or produce something so successfully as to overshadow all others in the same field.

Viral marketing: a method of marketing whereby consumers are encouraged to share information about a company's goods or services via the Internet.

Tease: make fun of or attempt to provoke (a person or animal).

A given: a known or established fact or situation.

Twist one’s arm: to pressure or force one into doing something.

Keep track of: to make certain that you know what is happening.

Be behind in: to be late with; not progressing quickly enough with.

It takes two to tango: requires two people to do certain things.

It’s a deal: used to express one's assent to an agreement.