Идиомы о бизнесе

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  • turn a profit
    получать прибыль
    Our company has been turning a profit since it opened two years ago.
  • buy off (someone)
    подкупить кого-либо, откупиться
    The criminal's friends tried to buy off the judge but they were not successful.
  • show one's hand
    раскрыть карты, обнаружить истинные намерения
    Hillary was very evasive about it all as if she didn't want to show her hand to me.
  • figure out (something)
    понимать что-либо, постигать
    I am trying to figure out what my friend's plans are.
  • teething problems/troubles
    проблемы, трудности становления
    Our new project is having many teething problems at the moment, but I am sure we'll get over them.
  • take stock
    проводить инвентаризацию, учёт
    We are planning to take stock next week.
  • have a stake in (something)
    иметь долю собственности в чём-либо
    Our computer company has a stake in a few similar companies.
  • cut back
    урезать, использовать меньше
    I have to cut back on petrol because it has become very expensive.
  • in charge of (someone or something)
    быть ответственным за кого-либо \ что-либо
    The man in charge of the job admitted that they hadn't left a gap in the fence to get their truck out.
  • come/turn up trumps
    оказаться более удачным, чем предполагалось
    Wanda's marriage turned up trumps which was a big surprise to her friends and family.
  • by a long shot
    намного, значительно
    The pharmaceutical firm beat out the bids of the other similar companies by a long shot.
  • poker face
    бесстрастное, ничего не выражающее лицо
    George had a poker face when he tried to deceive me.
  • cut off (someone or something)
    прервать кого-либо \ что-либо
    Their conversation was cut off by a knock on the door.
  • crunch numbers
    делать математические расчёты
    I hate to crunch numbers and my father usually does all mathematical calculations.
  • plug a product
    содействовать распространению продукта
    The movie star made a lot of money by plugging new products.
  • buy (something) on credit
    купить что-либо в кредит
    Jenny Smith had no money so she decided to buy a car on credit.
  • in the works
    в процессе подготовки, запланировано
    The construction of a new bridge was in the works.
  • hold all the trumps
    иметь хороший шанс, иметь козырную карту
    I am holding all the trumps, and I hope to do well in my business.
  • make a motion
    выдвинуть предложение (на собрании)
    Mrs. Johnson made a motion at the parents' meeting to organize a student trip to the Field Museum.
  • budget crunch/squeeze
    нехватка средств в бюджете
    There was a severe budget squeeze in their company and they had to stop wasting money.
  • turn over
    иметь оборот денежных средств
    The machine building plant turns over a lot of money each month.
  • carry over (something)
    переносить что-либо на другое время
    It was recommended that the sale should be carried over for some other time.
  • carry through with (something)
    приводить что-либо в исполнение
    The shoe factory carried through with their plan to boost production.
  • deal someone in
    включить кого-либо (в команду, в группу и т.д.)
    Tim intended to deal his friend in his printing business, but Tom rejected Tim's proposal.
  • land an account
    получить хорошую прибыль
    The new salesman was not supposed to land a large account on his first day of work.
  • buy a stake in (something)
    приобретать часть чего-либо в собственность
    A large company was planning to buy a stake in a small printing business.
  • in the cards
    вероятный, возможный
    Although their project was in the cards they were not sure that they would begin working at it soon.
  • lead time
    период освоения новой продукции
    The lead time to get a new item of clothing produced is comparatively long.
  • up the ante
    повысить ставки
    The artist seems to up the ante when he refused to sell his pictures very cheap.
  • run an ad
    опубликовать рекламу, объявление
    The computer firm ran an ad to tell the public about the new service.
  • saddled with debt
    (быть) обременённым долгами
    The shop owner is saddled with debt and must sell his shop as soon as possible.
  • close out (something)
    ликвидировать что-либо, распродать все товары целиком
    Because of the competition the owner had to close out the store and sell the remaining stock very cheap.
  • heads will roll
    иметь большие неприятности, "головы полетят"
    There was an accident at one of the construction sights and I think that heads will roll.
  • kickback
    незаконно выплаченные деньги, взятка
    The company had to give Deputy Mayor a kickback in order to win the market.
  • in stock
    имеющийся в наличности, готовый к продаже
    I asked if the bookstore had any books on natural history in stock.