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• captain of industry
  глава индустрии

  Mr. Noseterman is a captain of industry; he knows his duties very well.
• carry the day
  завоевать полную поддержку

  Mark's proposal carried the day and everyone supported him with enthusiasm.
• ante up
  делать взнос, платить необходимую сумму денег

  I have to ante up and pay the necessary amount of money for my new car, which I have recently bought on credit.
• out of stock
  распродано, не имеется в наличии (о товаре)

  I wanted to buy a pair of pantyhose, but they were out of stock that afternoon.
• make an offer
  предложить (товар или услугу)

  Tom made me an attractive offer which I could not possibly refuse.
• cash in one's chips
  умереть (дословно 'поменять фишки на наличные деньги в конце игры')

  My Grandfather cashed in his chips at the age of ninety-five.
• work out
  прорабатывать, срабатывать, иметь определённый результат

  The boss asked me to work out the marketing costs.
• throw cold water on (something)
  отбить охоту делать что-либо, окатить холодной водой

  Kelly's father threw cold water on her plans to continue her education by saying he could not afford to pay for it.
• hold all the cards
  быть в выгодной ситуации, иметь преимущества

  I held all the cards and was not afraid of being sacked.
• set up a meeting
  устроить собрание, встречу, совещание

  Stella was trying to set up a meeting with the Dean of the Mass Media Department.
• pay off
  принести прибыль, окупиться

  They hope that this particular research will pay off commercially.
• run a meeting
  вести собрание

  Very few people are capable of running a meeting very well.
• keep track of (something)
  следить за чем-либо, вести запись

  I kept track of the events which happened that week before my departure.
• draw up a contract
  составить контракт

  It is necessary to draw up a contract before hiring new employees.
• throw money at (something)
  вложить деньги в решение чего-либо, пытаться решить проблему при помощи денег

  The local government is willing to throw much money at an environmental problem.
• fair play
  справедливое, честное отношение к кому-либо, честная игра

  The bank is known for its fair play and is very popular with the clients.
• gain ground
  делать успехи, продвигаться вперёд

  At first it seemed a very difficult job, yet little by little I gained ground.
• lay (something) on the table
  представить что-либо для обсуждения, изложить свои соображения

  Lionel saw all the drawbacks of the project and felt it his duty to lay his concerns on the table.
• hold a meeting
  устраивать собрание

  It was announced that the apartment owners would hold a meeting next week.
• close up shop
  прекращать работу, закрыться

  The beauty saloon had to close up shop when the rent was increased.
• work overtime
  работать сверхурочно

  I had been working overtime almost every day last month before I finished the design of the office building.
• circulate the agenda
  раздать напечатанную информацию, которая будет обсуждаться или распространить повестку дня

  They usually circulated the agenda for a meeting a few days before the meeting.
• put one's nose to the grindstone
  трудиться без отдыха, без передышки

  Joe put his nose to the grindstone and worked all day in his garage, repairing his car.
• calculated risk
  обдуманный риск

  The factory must have taken a calculated risk when they had put new products on the market.
• number cruncher
  бухгалтер

  Miss Adams is a good number cruncher and she likes to work with numbers.
• cut a deal
  договориться, устроить сделку

  We had to cut a deal with the contractor before the construction workers started to add on another room in our house.
• force someone's hand
  навязывать кому-либо, принуждать, подталкивать

  "I am not willing to force your hand to sell your small business."
• take on (an employee)
  нанять, взять кого-либо на работу

  Fanny's luck held; they took her on at $ 500 a week.
• face value (of something)
  номинальная стоимость

  The face value of the new computer was not very high.
• in the loop
  работать вместе с другими работниками

  Jim began to work on his own and was no longer in the loop at the company.
• fill the bill
  как раз то, что нужно

  The information I received will fill the bill for what I need to finish the article.
• close the books
  прекратить принимать наряд-заказ

  The company closed the books at the end of the year.
• hang out one's shingle
  объявить об открытии, сделать вывеску

  Dr. Rayan decided to notify the public of the opening of his surgery, so he hung out his shingle.
• stack the deck
  поставить в невыгодное положение, "подтасовать карты"

  Marion felt that they had stacked the deck against her, that she had never had a fair choice.
• go belly up
  обанкротиться

  The small printing company had a lot of financial problems; no wonder they went belly up a few months ago.