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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