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