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俗语
aceupyoursleeve
Ifyouhaveanaceupyoursleeve,youhavesomethinginreservewithwhichyoucangainanadvantage.
Ournewproductisanaceupoursleeve.
holdalltheaces
Apersonwhoholdsalltheacesisinaverystrongpositionbecausetheyhavemoreadvantagesthananyoneelse.
Giventhehighunemploymentratestoday,employersholdalltheaces.
ambulancechaser
Alawyerwhofindsworkbypersuadingpeopleinjuredinaccidentstoclaimmoneyfromthepersonwhocausedtheaccidentiscalledan'ambulancechaser'.
PetersonandScottarewell-knownambulancechasers-that'showtheymaketheirmoney!
backtothesaltmines
Sayingthatyouhavetogobacktothesaleminesisahumorouswayoftalkingaboutreturningtowork,usuallywithsomereluctance.
WegettwodaysoffatChristmasandthenit'sbacktothesaltmines!
baitandswitch
Thistermreferstoadeceptivecommercialpracticeofadvertising
alow-priceditemtoattractcustomers,thentellingthemthattheproductisoutofstockandpersuadingthemtobuyamoreexpensivearticle.
Thisstoreisfamousforitsbaitandswitchtactics.
intheblack
Tosaythatapersonororganizationisintheblackmeansthattheyarefinanciallysound,haveapositivebalanceontheiraccountandthattheyowenomoney.
blackmarket
Theblackmarketreferstotheillegalbuyingandsellingofgoodsorcurrencies.
Becarefulofwhatyoubuyontheblackmarket-it'snotalwaysgoodquality.
blamestorming
Adiscussionamongagroupofpeoplewhotrytodeterminewho
orwhatistoblameforaparticularmistake,failureorwrongdoing,iscalled'blamestorming'.
Ablamestormingsessiontookplacefollowingtheunfavourablereviewsinthepress.
blankcheque
Ifyougivesomeoneablankcheque,youauthorizethemtodowhattheythinkisbestinadifficultsituation.
Tomwasgivenablankchequeandtoldtonegotiatethebestdealpossible.
bluechipcompany
Thistermreferstoacompanywithasolidreputationforthequalityofitsproductsandthestabilityofitsgrowthandearnings.
It'susuallysafetoinvestinabluechipcompany.
aboveboard
Ifasituationorbusinessisdescribedasaboveboard,itisopen,honestandlegal.
Therearenotsecretnegotiations. Ourdealingshavealwaysbeenaboveboard.
getdowntobrasstacks
Whenpeoplegetdowntobrasstacks,theystarttodiscusstheessentialaspectsofaproblemorsituation.
Thesituationwassoseriousthatafterafewpoliteexchangestheyquicklygotdowntobrasstacks.
breakyourback
Ifyouworkextremelyhard,orputalotofeffortintoachievingsomething,youbreakyourbacktodoit.
Ifyouwantthejobdonewell,youshouldaccepttopaymore. He'snotgoingtobreakhisbackforsuchalowprice!
bricksandmortar/bricksandclicks
Anestablishedtradingcompany(office/shop)isreferredtoasa'brick-and-mortar'business.
'Clickcompanies'refertointernet-basedoperations.
Companieswhichdobotharecalled'bricksandclicks'.
Clickbusinessesareusuallymoreflexiblethanbrick-and-mortaroperations.
businessasusual
Afteranunpleasantorunexpectedevent,thisexpressionmeansthateverythingiscontinuinginanormalway,inspiteofthedifficulties.
Itwasbusinessasusualatthesupermarketthedayafterthehold-up.
businessbeforepleasure
Thisexpressionmeansthatitisconsideredpreferabletofinishone'sworkbeforegoingtorelaxandenjoyoneself.
I'dlovetohavelunchwithyou butI'vegotareporttofinish-businessbeforepleasureI'mafraid!
businessisbusiness
Thisisawayofsayingthatinfinancialandcommercialmatters,friendshiporpersonalfeelingsshouldnotbeallowedtohaveanyinfluence.
I'llhireyourbrotheronlyifheisthebestcandidate.I'msorrybutbusinessisbusiness!
can'tstandthepace
Ifyoucan'tstandthepace,youareunabletodothingswellwhenthereisalotofpressure.
Sheonceworkedforafamousfashiondesignerbutshecouldn'tstandthepace.
carveoutaniche
Apersonorcompanywhocarvesoutanicheconcentratesonaparticularsegmentofthemarket,towhichtheysupplyaproductorservice,anddeveloptheirexpertiseinthatarea.
Intoday'scompetitivemarketitisbettertocarveoutanicheandtrytobecomethebestinthatarea.
cashcow
Aproductorservicewhichisaregularsourceofincomeforacompanyiscalledacashcow.
Hislatestinventionturnedouttobearealcashcow.
cashinyourchips
Ifyoucashinyourchips,yousellsomething,especiallyshares,eitherbecauseyouneedthemoneyorbecauseyouthinkthevalueisgoingtofall.
Andycashedinhischipsassoonasbusinessstartedtoslowdown.
toomanychiefs,notenoughIndians
Thisexpressionreferstoasituationwheretherearetoomanypeoplegivinginstructionsandnotenoughpeopledoingthework.
Thebusinesswasn'tsuccessful. ThereweretoomanychiefsandnotenoughIndians.
clinchadeal
Inabusinessrelationship,ifyouclinchadeal,youreachagreementonaproposaloroffer.
Paul'sfinalargumentenabledustoclinchthedeal.
coginthemachine
Ifyousaythatsomeoneisacoginthemachine,youmeanthat,whiletheyarenecessary,theyonlyplayasmallpartinanorganizationorplan.
Thepolicequicklyrealizedthatthesuspectwasjustacoginthemachine.
makecoldcalls
Ifyoumakecoldcalls,youtelephonepotentialcustomersfromalistofpeopleyoudonotknow.
InmyfirstjobIhadtomakecoldcallsusingthetelephonedirectory.
copper-bottomed
Todescribesomethingsuchasaplan,acontractorafinancialarrangementascopper-bottomedmeansthatitiscompletelysafeorreliable.
Hesignedacopper-bottomedagreementwithadistributor
cornerthemarket
Ifacompanydominatesanareaofbusiness,andleavesnoroomforcompetition,itissaidtohavecorneredthemarket.
Byimportinglargequantitiesandsellingatlowprices,theyhavecorneredthemarket.
creativeaccounting
Thistermreferstothepresentationofacompany'sresultsinawaythat,althoughgenerallylegal,glossesovertheproblemsandmakestheresultsappearbetterthantheyare.
Itwassuggestedthatsomecreativeaccountingmighthelptoattractinvestors.
cutanddried
Ifyourefertoasituation,problemorsolutionascutanddried,youmeanthatitisclearandstraightforwardwithnolikelycomplications.
Whenthenewmanagerarrived,hedidn'tfindthesituationascutanddriedashehadexpected.
cuttingedge
Thisexpressionreferstothenewest,mostadvancedstageinthedevelopmentofsomething.
Thecompanyisatthecuttingedgeofaeronautics.
deadwood
Thetermdeadwoodreferstopeopleorthingswhicharenolongerconsideredusefulornecessary.
Thenewmanagerwantstoreducecostsbycuttingoutthedeadwood.
dothespadework
Someonewhodoesthespadeworkdoesthepreparatoryworkorthepreliminaryresearch.
AlthoughIdidallthespadework,mynamewasnevermentioned.
dogeatdog
Thisexpressionreferstointensecompetitionandrivalryinpursuitofone'sowninterests,withnoconcernformorality.
Thebusinessworldistoughtoday.There'sageneraldog-eat-dogattitude.
inthedoldrums
Tosaythataperson,abusinessortheeconomyingeneralisinthedoldrumsmeansthatthesituationisgloomyandthatnothingnewishappening.
Despitetherecentmeasures,theeconomyisinthedoldrums.
adonedeal
Thisexpressionisusedtorefertoanagreementordecisionwhichhasbeenreachedonacertainmatter.
We'restillconsideringseveralproposals,soit'snotadonedealyet.
doneanddusted
Whenaproject,taskoractivityisdoneanddusted,itiscompletelyfinishedorready.
I'venearlyfinishedpreparingthepresentation. Whenit'salldoneanddustedI'llbeabletorelax.
donkeywork
Thisexpressionisusedtodescribetheunpleasant,repetitiveorboringpartsofajob.
Idothedonkeywork-mybossgetsthecredit!
doomandgloom
Ageneralatmosphereofpessimism,andafeelingthatthesituationisnotgoingtoimprove,isreferredtoasdoomandgloom.
Fortunatelyit'snotdoomandgloomforallbusinesses,inspiteoftheeconomicsituation.
downthedrain
Tosaythatmoney,timeorenergyhasgonedownthedrainmeansthatithasbeenwastedorlost.
Hisyearsofresearchwentdownthedrainwhenthecompanywentbankrupt.
drastictimescallfordrasticmeasures
Whenfacedwithadifficultsituation,itissometimesnecessarytotakeactionswhichinnormalcircumstanceswouldappearextreme
AfterJohnny'sthirdaccident,hisfatherconfiscatedhiscar.
Drastictimescallfordrasticmeasures!
dreamticket
Ifyourefertotwopeopleasadreamticket,youthinktheywouldworkwelltogetherandbesuccessful.
ClintonandObamateamingupfortheelectionswouldbeadreamticket
formanyDemocrats.
dry/dummyrun
Ifyouorganizearehearsal,atrialexerciseorapracticesession
ofsomething,inrealisticconditions,toseehowwellitwillworkbeforeitislaunched,youdoadryrun.
Let'sdoadryrunoftheceremonytomakesureeverythinggoessmoothly.
abovethecallofduty
Ifapersondoessomethingwhichisoverandabovethecallofduty,theyshowagreaterdegreeofcourageoreffortthanisusuallyrequiredorexpectedintheirjob.
Thefire-fighterreceivedamedalforhisactionwhichwentaboveandbeyondthecallofduty.
eagerbeaver
Thetermeagerbeaverreferstoapersonwhoishardworkingandenthusiastic,sometimesconsideredoverzealous.
Thenewaccountantworksallthetime- firsttoarriveandlasttoleave.He'sarealeagerbeaver!
elbowgrease
Ifyouuseelbowgrease,youneedenergyandstrengthtodophysicalworks