Идиомы на тему Business

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  • land an account
    получить хорошую прибыль
    The new salesman was not supposed to land a large account on his first day of work.
  • lead time
    период освоения новой продукции
    The lead time to get a new item of clothing produced is comparatively long.
  • run an ad
    опубликовать рекламу, объявление
    The computer firm ran an ad to tell the public about the new service.
  • close out (something)
    ликвидировать что-либо, распродать все товары целиком
    Because of the competition the owner had to close out the store and sell the remaining stock very cheap.
  • heads will roll
    иметь большие неприятности, "головы полетят"
    There was an accident at one of the construction sights and I think that heads will roll.
  • in stock
    имеющийся в наличности, готовый к продаже
    I asked if the bookstore had any books on natural history in stock.
  • saddled with debt
    (быть) обременённым долгами
    The shop owner is saddled with debt and must sell his shop as soon as possible.
  • kickback
    незаконно выплаченные деньги, взятка
    The company had to give Deputy Mayor a kickback in order to win the market.
  • buy out (someone or something)
    выкупить кого-либо \ что-либо
    Mr. Cohan decided to buy out a few acres of farmer's land and build a motel.
  • table a discussion
    перенести обсуждение на более позднее время
    They tabled the discussion about the sponsorship until the next meeting.
  • move to (do something)
    предлагать что-либо сделать (обычно на собрании)
    The chairman moved to have another board meeting next week.
  • go through with (something)
    делать что-либо в соответствии с планом, доводить что-либо до конца
    The local administration will go through with their plan to build a new bridge.
  • on hand
    быть в распоряжении кого-либо, иметь при себе
    I had a splitting headache, but unfortunately I had no medicine on hand.
  • sell out
    распродать всё целиком
    Every spring the company sells out all of their winter goods.
  • run short
    не хватать, иссякнуть
    Mary had to go shopping late in the evening because she had run short of coffee and sugar.
  • company town
    город, в котором преобладает один вид промышленности или одна компания
    Tampa used to be a company town; now it has a lot of industries.
  • in short supply
    не хватать
    The textbooks were in short supply so two students had to share one book.
  • double check (something)
    перепроверить что-либо
    The boss wanted me to double check the price of the new product before it is put on the market.
  • company man
    преданный компании работник
    Mr. Right is a company man, and he usually puts in an extra effort for his company.
  • knock down the price of (something)
    снизить цену на что-либо
    Steve bargained hard and was able to knock down the price of the computer.
  • on the block
    пустить в продажу
    After they bought the company they had to put some of the equipment on the block.
  • sell (something) at a loss
    продать что-либо с убытком
    The factory was made to sell their goods at a loss.
  • defeat a motion
    отклонить предложение (на собрании)
    The chairman defeated the motion to postpone the conference till next week.
  • on credit
    (покупать) в кредит
    We have just purchased a few furniture items on credit.
  • 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.
  • carry over figures/numbers/costs
    перенести цифры, числа, стоимость из одной графы в другую
    Because of the financial problems they had to carry over last year's costs to this year.
  • jack up the price of (something)
    повысить цену на что-либо
    Several oil companies jacked up the price of oil at the beginning of the year.
  • 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.
  • go public
    стать открытой, общедоступной компанией
    To receive more profit it is necessary for the company to go public.
  • in the market for (something)
    (быть) готовым купить что-либо
    Betty is in the market for a second-hand car as she doesn't have enough money for a new one.
  • rule (someone) out of order
    лишить кого-либо слова (на собрании)
    The chairman ruled the speaker out of order because the latter began to deviate from the point.
  • second a motion
    согласиться с предложением, одобрить
    Simon seconded the motion that the office hours should be an hour longer.
  • tight spot
    трудная ситуация
    The school lacked skilled teachers, so the director was in a very tight spot.
  • pay off a debt/loan
    выплатить долг, ссуду
    I had borrowed money from the bank and finished to pay off the loan pretty soon.
  • go over the books
    проверить бухгалтерские расчёты
    Before buying the small business they hired an outside accountant to go over their books.