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• sell like hotcakes
  раскупаются как горячие пирожки, берутся нарасхват

  The baseball game was supposed to be on Saturday and the tickets for it were selling like hotcakes.
• keep books
  вести учёт

  Marion's job is to keep books for a traveling agency in New-York.
• come on strong
  подавлять кого-либо; наседать на кого-либо

  The boss came on strong at me to finish the job on time.
• across the board
  включая всех и вся

  The company has decided to give the employees an across-the-board increase in their salary.
• bang for the buck
  получить сполна за свои деньги

  They were not able to get much bang for the buck when they advertised on the Internet.
• red tape
  излишние формальности, волокита, бюрократизм

  It wasn't red tape on the hospital's part; the patient was too sick to see anyone.
• above board
  честный (игроки показывали свою честность, держа руки поверх крышки стола)

  It is necessary to be above board when dealing with people otherwise they won't trust you.
• give (someone) the green light
  разрешить, дать зелёный свет кому-либо

  So far Gordon was not given the green light to start work on the new project.
• in black and white
  письменно, "чёрным по белому"

  Sofia prefers to get the information in black and white before she goes to the job interview.
• take (something) at face value
  принимать что-либо за чистую монету

  I took his promise to help at face value and was upset when he didn't keep his word.
• call someone's bluff
  разоблачить обман, вывести кого-либо на чистую воду

  I could call the man's bluff if I were sure I would be able to prove that he is a swindler.
• make a go of (something)
  получить хорошие результаты чего-либо, преуспевать

  Fanny and Peter got engaged, but then they talked things over and decided they couldn't make a go of it.
• strike while the iron is hot
  пользоваться благоприятной возможностью, "куй железо пока горячо"

  My friend told me about a vacancy in their office, so I decided to strike while the iron was hot and quickly applied for the job.
• ace in the hole
  скрытое преимущество, козырь про запас

  I have an ace in the hole, and I can use it to gain advantage over the other members of the staff.
• bottom line
  спорный вопрос, суть дела

  Miss Elvares wants to open a cafe, but the bottom line is if the caf will be profitable.
• at a loss
  меньше, чем стоимость; финансовая потеря

  A lot of things were on sale but at a loss that's why the prices were very low.
• have a card up one's sleeve
  иметь запасной план или тайное преимущество

  I suspected that Robert had a card up his sleeve; he looked very sure of himself.
• nine-to-five job
  нормированный рабочий день (с 9 до 5)

  The majority of people prefer to work the regular hours of a nine-to-five-job.
• adjourn a meeting
  закрывать заседание

  The meeting was adjourned until the next day.
• call a spade a spade
  называть вещи своими именами

  They were a little afraid of this young man and his dreadful trait of calling a spade a spade.
• put (someone) on hold
  заставить кого-либо ждать во время телефонного звонка

  I wanted to reserve a room, so I phoned the Ritz, and the receptionist put me on hold.
• in the red
  не получать прибыль, терять деньги

  The firm was not thriving; they were in the red for several years.
• be dealt a bad hand/deal someone a bad hand
  получить плохие карты или попасть в невыгодное положение

  It looks as if Felix was dealt a bad hand; he appears to be very upset.
• take a nosedive
  терпеть крах, резкий спад

  The stock market took a nosedive when the profit of the coal company decreased.
• take minutes
  вести протокол (на собрании)

  "Who is to take minutes at the meeting today?"
• get off the ground
  успешно начать, подняться с нуля

  Ashley is not much of a businessman and his printing business never got off the ground.
• bail a company out
  давать поручительство или вносить залог за компанию

  The local government decided to bail out the shoe factory in order to avoid unemployment in the town.
• play one's cards right
  воспользоваться своей возможностью наилучшим образом

  I hope to play my cards right and get a promotion soon.
• carry a motion
  внести предложение

  The chairman carried a motion that the meeting be postponed till next week.
• in the black
  получать прибыль, иметь кредитовый баланс

  The company, where I work, has been in the black for several years now.
• cut corners
  экономить

  The parents had to cut corners when their son began to attend a medical school.
• bigwig
  важная персона, шишка

  Jeremy Brown thinks he is a bigwig in the office, which he really is not.
• break even
  работать на основе самоокупаемости, когда затраты равны прибыли

  They were sure that they would be able to break even and begin to make a profit soon.
• have an ace up one's sleeve
  иметь козырь "про запас"

  Frieda had an ace up her sleeve which she could use against her opponent.
• according to Hoyle
  в соответствии с правилами, по правилам (Хойл написал хорошо известную книгу о правилах в карточной игре)

  According to Hoyle, the in-patients are not allowed to leave the hospital grounds.