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• lead time
  период освоения новой продукции

  The lead time to get a new item of clothing produced is comparatively long.
• line of products
  группа однородных товаров

  This shoe factory will introduce a new line of products in the autumn of next year.
• liquid assets
  ликвидные активы

  It was necessary to sell some of the company's liquid assets in order to raise cash.
• lost in the shuffle
  упустить из виду или быть утерянным в запутанной или неблагоприятной ситуации

  As the family was moving from place to place, some of their utensils were lost in the shuffle of the move.
• make a cold call
  проводить опрос потенциальных клиентов по телефону

  My boss asked me to make cold calls from the telephone book.
• make a go of (something)
  получить хорошие результаты чего-либо, преуспевать

  Fanny and Peter got engaged, but then they talked things over and decided they couldn't make a go of it.
• make a motion
  выдвинуть предложение (на собрании)

  Mrs. Johnson made a motion at the parents' meeting to organize a student trip to the Field Museum.
• make an offer
  предложить (товар или услугу)

  Tom made me an attractive offer which I could not possibly refuse.
• make money hand over fist
  зарабатывать много денег быстро и легко

  During the World War the company was making money hand over fist.
• mean business
  быть серьёзным, серьёзно относится

  Mr. Josef Parker meant business when he said that he was going to take over the management of the company.
• move to (do something)
  предлагать что-либо сделать (обычно на собрании)

  The chairman moved to have another board meeting next week.
• nine-to-five job
  нормированный рабочий день (с 9 до 5)

  The majority of people prefer to work the regular hours of a nine-to-five-job.
• not playing with a full deck
  быть умственно неполноценным

  Everybody in the area knew that Len was not playing with a full deck.
• number cruncher
  бухгалтер

  Miss Adams is a good number cruncher and she likes to work with numbers.
• on credit
  (покупать) в кредит

  We have just purchased a few furniture items on credit.
• on hand
  быть в распоряжении кого-либо, иметь при себе

  I had a splitting headache, but unfortunately I had no medicine on hand.
• on the block
  пустить в продажу

  After they bought the company they had to put some of the equipment on the block.
• out of stock
  распродано, не имеется в наличии (о товаре)

  I wanted to buy a pair of pantyhose, but they were out of stock that afternoon.
• out of the loop
  не принимать участия в чём-либо

  Sara was out of the loop during the show and did not know what was going on.
• out-of-pocket expenses
  расход собственных денежных средств

  Salem went on a business trip to Mexico and his out-of-pocket expenses were very high.
• outsource (something)
  использовать внешние ресурсы чего-либо

  The food production company outsourced many of their products.
• overnight (something)
  послать что-либо, так чтобы доставка была на следующий день

  I wanted to have the documents delivered the next day, so I decided to overnight them.
• pay off
  принести прибыль, окупиться

  They hope that this particular research will pay off commercially.
• pay off a debt/loan
  выплатить долг, ссуду

  I had borrowed money from the bank and finished to pay off the loan pretty soon.
• piece/slice of the action
  доля от прибыли

  The author believed to get a piece of the action from the publishing of his new book.
• play one's ace
  использовать лучшие ресурсы (козыри)

  We were going to play our ace when we decided to supply our company with new equipment.
• play one's cards right
  воспользоваться своей возможностью наилучшим образом

  I hope to play my cards right and get a promotion soon.
• plug a product
  содействовать распространению продукта

  The movie star made a lot of money by plugging new products.
• poker face
  бесстрастное, ничего не выражающее лицо

  George had a poker face when he tried to deceive me.
• preferred customer
  постоянный и выгодный клиент

  Sally used to be a preferred customer of one of the bookstores in New York.
• put (lay) one's cards on the table
  рассказать всё без утайки, "открыть свои карты"

  I put my cards on the table and told my parents what was worrying me.
• put (someone) on hold
  заставить кого-либо ждать во время телефонного звонка

  I wanted to reserve a room, so I phoned the Ritz, and the receptionist put me on hold.
• put (someone) through
  соединить с кем-либо (по телефону)

  Linda phoned the bank and they quickly put her through to a bank clerk.
• put (something) on hold
  перенести что-либо, отсрочить

  The construction company had to put the project on hold before the environmental issue was cleared out.
• put one's nose to the grindstone
  трудиться без отдыха, без передышки

  Joe put his nose to the grindstone and worked all day in his garage, repairing his car.