12A Flashcards
to give someone so much work or so many things that they cannot deal with it all
inundate
the regular and necessary costs, such as rent, heat, electricity, and telephone, involved in operating a business (all costs)
overhead
a cost such as wages, rent, and interest that does not change in relation to how much a business produces
fixed cost
the money you need to spend regularly to keep a system or organization working
running costs
to stop employing a worker, esp. for reasons that have nothing to do with the worker’s performance
lay off someone
employ -> phrasal verb
take on
to start selling shares in a business or company for the first time
float = launch (on the stock market)
1- to sink
2-(about a company) to be unsuccessful and has to stop doing business, to buncrupt
go under
to try to persuade someone to do something (ex. sell sth)
pitch for
to start to include more different types or things ex. to make new products or to offer new services
diversify
to combine several things, especially businesses, so that they become more effective, or to be combined in this way
consolidate
the more it changes, the more it’s the same thing (used to express resigned acknowledgement of the fundamental immutability of human nature and institutions)
plus ça change
the strange feeling that in some way you have already experienced what is happening now
déjà vu
to be familiar with or know about something
(be) au fait with sth
someone who demands to be treated in a special way and is difficult to please
prima donna
the general set of ideas, beliefs, feelings, etc. that is typical of a particular period in history
zeitgeist
an open area or square in a town, especially in Spanish-speaking countries
plaza
something planned that goes wrong and is a complete failure, usually in an embarrassing way
fiasco
something that has already happened or been done and cannot be changed
fait accompli
on the way to or from somewhere
en route
strong worry and unhappiness, especially about personal problems
angst
art, decorative objects, or design considered by many people to be ugly, without style, or false but enjoyed by other people, often because they are funny
kitsch
words or behaviour that are a social mistake or not polite
faux pas
revolutionary fighter
guerrilla
behaving forcefully or showing no emotion in a way traditionally thought to be typical of a man, seeming too determined to avoid showing weakness and sympathy
macho
to walk a long distance, usually over land such as hills, mountains, or forests
trek
to very much reduce something, such as money or jobs
slash
a flat, usually square or rectangular, paper container for a letter
envelope
to cause something such as a plan or an opportunity to fail
scupper
to be likely to happen
be in/ on the cards
an act of opposition, sometimes using violence, by many people in one area of a country against those who are in power
uprising
1-to stay on the surface of a liquid and not sink
2-to move or act without purpose
float
to be what someone likes or is interested in
float sb’s boat
said when you think it is best not to take risks even when it seems boring or difficult to be careful
better safe than sorry
to gradually stop or become less
ease off ex. rain, pressure
to get as much from sb as possible
squeeze sb dry
a period in which the supply of money is limited by the government because of economic difficulties
squeeze
to arrange for something to happen or for someone to do something on a particular date or occasion, knowing that the arrangement might be changed later
pencil sth/sb in
How are you and your family?
How are you and yours?
the part of a person’s face below their mouth
chin
whatever exites you
whatever floats yourboat
have a long and pleasant conversation between friends
have a chinwag
talk or speech that has no meaning
babbling away
What’s up with you?
How are things your end?
