Идиомы о бизнесе
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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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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.
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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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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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table a discussion
перенести обсуждение на более позднее времяThey tabled the discussion about the sponsorship until the next meeting.
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sell out
распродать всё целикомEvery spring the company sells out all of their winter goods.
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lost in the shuffle
упустить из виду или быть утерянным в запутанной или неблагоприятной ситуацииAs the family was moving from place to place, some of their utensils were lost in the shuffle of the move.
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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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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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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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in spades
(получить) больше того, что хотелось быThe mother of the sick boy was hoping to receive some money, but when the radio talked about his illness she received it in spades.
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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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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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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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sell (something) at a loss
продать что-либо с убыткомThe factory was made to sell their goods at a loss.
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trump card
козырная карта; убедительный, веский доводThere were several ways to persuade my friend to go to the party with me; my trump card was that John would be there too.
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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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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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on credit
(покупать) в кредитWe have just purchased a few furniture items on credit.
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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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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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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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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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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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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.
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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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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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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.
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write off (a loan/debt)
списывать со счёта, вычёркивать долгThe bank had to write off Mr. Parker's debt because he had gone bankrupt.
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line of products
группа однородных товаровThis shoe factory will introduce a new line of products in the autumn of next year.
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turnover
товарооборот, текучестьThe turnover of summer clothes is at its peak this season.