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• big cheese/gun/wheel
  важная персона, лидер, "большой человек"

  Mr. Cheeswick used to be a big wheel in his previous company, but he is not so important now.
• take (a company) public
  продавать акции компании всем желающим (широкой публике)

  There was no any other way out; they had to take their company public in order to avoid bankruptcy.
• get a raise
  получить повышение заработной платы

  Jack works hard and hopes to get a raise in his new job.
• call a meeting to order
  начать заседание, собрание

  When everyone arrived, the chairman called the meeting to order.
• deliver the goods
  удачно провернуть дело

  I don't think Alan is very successful in his career; he is never able to deliver the goods.
• make money hand over fist
  зарабатывать много денег быстро и легко

  During the World War the company was making money hand over fist.
• bounce a check
  возвратить чек в виду отсутствия достаточных средств на счету

  Renata bounced a check when she tried to pay for her college education.
• bottom out
  достигать самой низкой точки

  The goods sale has begun to bottom out, and I am not sure it will ever increase in value.
• banker's hours
  короткие часы работы (часы работы банка)

  I would like to get a job where I can work banker's hours most days.
• make a cold call
  проводить опрос потенциальных клиентов по телефону

  My boss asked me to make cold calls from the telephone book.
• take a pay cut
  понижение заработной платы

  The construction workers were forced to take a pay cut after the strike.
• come down in price
  снизить цену

  They should come down in price if they want to sell out all the summer clothes they have in their shop.
• bottom drops/falls out of (something)
  обвал цен (настоящие цены стали ниже предыдущих)

  The bottom fell out of the fruit market, and some of the companies had to stop doing business.
• boys in the backroom
  группа людей, принимающая закулисные решения

  The boys in the backroom informed us that the wages would be probably docked.
• red ink
  долг

  That small business had much red ink because of the softening of economy.
• bankroll someone
  финансировать кого-либо

  Colin asked his father to bankroll him as he wanted to buy a sport car.
• captain of industry
  глава индустрии

  Mr. Noseterman is a captain of industry; he knows his duties very well.
• in the long run
  в конце концов

  I am still rather poor at German, but I hope to make progress in the long run.
• work out (a problem)
  решить проблему

  Tamara had had trouble getting along with her mother-in-law, but they finally worked it out.
• carry the day
  завоевать полную поддержку

  Mark's proposal carried the day and everyone supported him with enthusiasm.
• cut one's losses
  снизить, уменьшить потери

  To cut their losses they should sell the old machinery as soon as possible.
• 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.
• work out
  прорабатывать, срабатывать, иметь определённый результат

  The boss asked me to work out the marketing costs.
• set up a meeting
  устроить собрание, встречу, совещание

  Stella was trying to set up a meeting with the Dean of the Mass Media Department.
• draw up a contract
  составить контракт

  It is necessary to draw up a contract before hiring new employees.
• throw money at (something)
  вложить деньги в решение чего-либо, пытаться решить проблему при помощи денег

  The local government is willing to throw much money at an environmental problem.
• make an offer
  предложить (товар или услугу)

  Tom made me an attractive offer which I could not possibly refuse.
• fair play
  справедливое, честное отношение к кому-либо, честная игра

  The bank is known for its fair play and is very popular with the clients.
• run a meeting
  вести собрание

  Very few people are capable of running a meeting very well.
• circulate the agenda
  раздать напечатанную информацию, которая будет обсуждаться или распространить повестку дня

  They usually circulated the agenda for a meeting a few days before the meeting.
• close up shop
  прекращать работу, закрыться

  The beauty saloon had to close up shop when the rent was increased.
• calculated risk
  обдуманный риск

  The factory must have taken a calculated risk when they had put new products on the market.
• pay off
  принести прибыль, окупиться

  They hope that this particular research will pay off commercially.
• keep track of (something)
  следить за чем-либо, вести запись

  I kept track of the events which happened that week before my departure.
• throw cold water on (something)
  отбить охоту делать что-либо, окатить холодной водой

  Kelly's father threw cold water on her plans to continue her education by saying he could not afford to pay for it.