Идиомы на тему Business
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land an account
получить хорошую прибыльThe new salesman was not supposed to land a large account on his first day of work.
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lead time
период освоения новой продукцииThe lead time to get a new item of clothing produced is comparatively long.
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run an ad
опубликовать рекламу, объявлениеThe computer firm ran an ad to tell the public about the new service.
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close out (something)
ликвидировать что-либо, распродать все товары целикомBecause of the competition the owner had to close out the store and sell the remaining stock very cheap.
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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.
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in stock
имеющийся в наличности, готовый к продажеI asked if the bookstore had any books on natural history in stock.
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saddled with debt
(быть) обременённым долгамиThe shop owner is saddled with debt and must sell his shop as soon as possible.
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kickback
незаконно выплаченные деньги, взяткаThe company had to give Deputy Mayor a kickback in order to win the market.
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buy out (someone or something)
выкупить кого-либо \ что-либоMr. Cohan decided to buy out a few acres of farmer's land and build a motel.
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table a discussion
перенести обсуждение на более позднее времяThey tabled the discussion about the sponsorship until the next meeting.
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move to (do something)
предлагать что-либо сделать (обычно на собрании)The chairman moved to have another board meeting next week.
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go through with (something)
делать что-либо в соответствии с планом, доводить что-либо до концаThe local administration will go through with their plan to build a new bridge.
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on hand
быть в распоряжении кого-либо, иметь при себеI had a splitting headache, but unfortunately I had no medicine on hand.
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sell out
распродать всё целикомEvery spring the company sells out all of their winter goods.
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run short
не хватать, иссякнутьMary had to go shopping late in the evening because she had run short of coffee and sugar.
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company town
город, в котором преобладает один вид промышленности или одна компанияTampa used to be a company town; now it has a lot of industries.
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in short supply
не хвататьThe textbooks were in short supply so two students had to share one book.
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double check (something)
перепроверить что-либоThe boss wanted me to double check the price of the new product before it is put on the market.
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company man
преданный компании работникMr. Right is a company man, and he usually puts in an extra effort for his company.
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knock down the price of (something)
снизить цену на что-либоSteve bargained hard and was able to knock down the price of the computer.
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on the block
пустить в продажуAfter they bought the company they had to put some of the equipment on the block.
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sell (something) at a loss
продать что-либо с убыткомThe factory was made to sell their goods at a loss.
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defeat a motion
отклонить предложение (на собрании)The chairman defeated the motion to postpone the conference till next week.
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on credit
(покупать) в кредитWe have just purchased a few furniture items on credit.
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piece/slice of the action
доля от прибылиThe author believed to get a piece of the action from the publishing of his new book.
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carry over figures/numbers/costs
перенести цифры, числа, стоимость из одной графы в другуюBecause of the financial problems they had to carry over last year's costs to this year.
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jack up the price of (something)
повысить цену на что-либоSeveral oil companies jacked up the price of oil at the beginning of the year.
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mean business
быть серьёзным, серьёзно относитсяMr. Josef Parker meant business when he said that he was going to take over the management of the company.
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go public
стать открытой, общедоступной компаниейTo receive more profit it is necessary for the company to go public.
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in the market for (something)
(быть) готовым купить что-либоBetty is in the market for a second-hand car as she doesn't have enough money for a new one.
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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.
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second a motion
согласиться с предложением, одобритьSimon seconded the motion that the office hours should be an hour longer.
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tight spot
трудная ситуацияThe school lacked skilled teachers, so the director was in a very tight spot.
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pay off a debt/loan
выплатить долг, ссудуI had borrowed money from the bank and finished to pay off the loan pretty soon.
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go over the books
проверить бухгалтерские расчётыBefore buying the small business they hired an outside accountant to go over their books.