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• take over (something)
  брать что-либо под контроль, под ответственность или принимать во владение

  The government is going to take over the mining industry of the country.
• put (something) on hold
  перенести что-либо, отсрочить

  The construction company had to put the project on hold before the environmental issue was cleared out.
• put (someone) through
  соединить с кем-либо (по телефону)

  Linda phoned the bank and they quickly put her through to a bank clerk.
• not playing with a full deck
  быть умственно неполноценным

  Everybody in the area knew that Len was not playing with a full deck.
• have the floor
  взять слово (для выступления)

  Adam decided to have the floor and speak about the problems their firm was facing.
• when the chips are down
  (быть) в трудной ситуации (chips – жетоны в казино)

  Sam is not a loser, and when the chips are down, he is always able to find a way out.
• hard sell
  навязывать покупку

  The sales person gave us a hard sell on the new computer so we decided not to buy it from him.
• ball park figure/estimate
  приблизительное количество, примерная цифра

  The contractor gave them a ball park estimate for the cost of repairing the bridge.
• get a break
  получить значительную скидку, послабление (в цене)

  Tim managed to get a break on the price of the furniture and saved much money.
• bean counter
  бухгалтер (beans – бобы или деньги)

  The bean counter was asked to look over the figures in the budget for the next year.
• put (lay) one's cards on the table
  рассказать всё без утайки, "открыть свои карты"

  I put my cards on the table and told my parents what was worrying me.
• out-of-pocket expenses
  расход собственных денежных средств

  Salem went on a business trip to Mexico and his out-of-pocket expenses were very high.
• get a raise
  получить повышение заработной платы

  Jack works hard and hopes to get a raise in his new job.
• make money hand over fist
  зарабатывать много денег быстро и легко

  During the World War the company was making money hand over fist.
• hold all the aces
  иметь хороший шанс, иметь на руках козырную карту

  I am holding all the aces, and I hope to do well in the negotiations.
• take (a company) public
  продавать акции компании всем желающим (широкой публике)

  There was no any other way out; they had to take their company public in order to avoid bankruptcy.
• big cheese/gun/wheel
  важная персона, лидер, "большой человек"

  Mr. Cheeswick used to be a big wheel in his previous company, but he is not so important now.
• take a pay cut
  понижение заработной платы

  The construction workers were forced to take a pay cut after the strike.
• call a meeting to order
  начать заседание, собрание

  When everyone arrived, the chairman called the meeting to order.
• make a cold call
  проводить опрос потенциальных клиентов по телефону

  My boss asked me to make cold calls from the telephone book.
• bounce a check
  возвратить чек в виду отсутствия достаточных средств на счету

  Renata bounced a check when she tried to pay for her college education.
• deliver the goods
  удачно провернуть дело

  I don't think Alan is very successful in his career; he is never able to deliver the goods.
• bottom out
  достигать самой низкой точки

  The goods sale has begun to bottom out, and I am not sure it will ever increase in value.
• banker's hours
  короткие часы работы (часы работы банка)

  I would like to get a job where I can work banker's hours most days.
• in the long run
  в конце концов

  I am still rather poor at German, but I hope to make progress in the long run.
• come down in price
  снизить цену

  They should come down in price if they want to sell out all the summer clothes they have in their shop.
• bottom drops/falls out of (something)
  обвал цен (настоящие цены стали ниже предыдущих)

  The bottom fell out of the fruit market, and some of the companies had to stop doing business.
• cut one's losses
  снизить, уменьшить потери

  To cut their losses they should sell the old machinery as soon as possible.
• follow suit
  иметь карту такой же масти, поступать также как кто-либо; подражать кому-либо

  "If Jenny is going home early, I think I'll follow suit."
• red ink
  долг

  That small business had much red ink because of the softening of economy.
• boys in the backroom
  группа людей, принимающая закулисные решения

  The boys in the backroom informed us that the wages would be probably docked.
• play one's ace
  использовать лучшие ресурсы (козыри)

  We were going to play our ace when we decided to supply our company with new equipment.
• out of the loop
  не принимать участия в чём-либо

  Sara was out of the loop during the show and did not know what was going on.
• bankroll someone
  финансировать кого-либо

  Colin asked his father to bankroll him as he wanted to buy a sport car.
• work out (a problem)
  решить проблему

  Tamara had had trouble getting along with her mother-in-law, but they finally worked it out.