Идиомы о бизнесе

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  • 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.
  • raise the ante
    поднять, увеличить ставку (ставка – деньги на кону перед началом игры)
    The Chief Executive had to raise the ante when he decided to cancel the contract with the shipbuilding company.
  • run short
    не хватать, иссякнуть
    Mary had to go shopping late in the evening because she had run short of coffee and sugar.
  • move to (do something)
    предлагать что-либо сделать (обычно на собрании)
    The chairman moved to have another board meeting next week.
  • table a discussion
    перенести обсуждение на более позднее время
    They tabled the discussion about the sponsorship until the next meeting.
  • sell out
    распродать всё целиком
    Every spring the company sells out all of their winter goods.
  • 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.
  • on hand
    быть в распоряжении кого-либо, иметь при себе
    I had a splitting headache, but unfortunately I had no medicine on hand.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • in spades
    (получить) больше того, что хотелось бы
    The mother of the sick boy was hoping to receive some money, but when the radio talked about his illness she received it in spades.
  • in short supply
    не хватать
    The textbooks were in short supply so two students had to share one book.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • sell (something) at a loss
    продать что-либо с убытком
    The factory was made to sell their goods at a loss.
  • trump card
    козырная карта; убедительный, веский довод
    There were several ways to persuade my friend to go to the party with me; my trump card was that John would be there too.
  • on the block
    пустить в продажу
    After they bought the company they had to put some of the equipment on the block.
  • 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.
  • on credit
    (покупать) в кредит
    We have just purchased a few furniture items on credit.
  • defeat a motion
    отклонить предложение (на собрании)
    The chairman defeated the motion to postpone the conference till next week.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • shuffle the cards/deck
    изменить политику, "перетасовать колоду"
    It is not wise to shuffle the deck in the middle of an economic crisis; it may cause even more uncertainty.
  • tight spot
    трудная ситуация
    The school lacked skilled teachers, so the director was in a very tight spot.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • write off (a loan/debt)
    списывать со счёта, вычёркивать долг
    The bank had to write off Mr. Parker's debt because he had gone bankrupt.
  • line of products
    группа однородных товаров
    This shoe factory will introduce a new line of products in the autumn of next year.
  • turnover
    товарооборот, текучесть
    The turnover of summer clothes is at its peak this season.