13B Flashcards
come round
to change your opinion of something, often influenced by another person’s opinion
talk shop
to talk about things relating to your work when you are in a social situation, especially in a way that is not interesting to other people
at ease
1- to be relaxed
2- to stande with their feet apart and their hands behind their back
What’s your take on that?
What do you think about that?
waffle
to talk or write a lot without giving any useful information or any clear answers
hearsay
information that you have heard but do not know to be true
weather the storm
to successfully deal with a very difficult problem
hectic
full of activity, or very busy and fast
relegation
the act of moving sth ex. a football team to a lower division
stark
empty, simple, or obvious, especially without decoration or anything that is not necessary
austerity
a bad economic condition that does not allow luxuries or a difficult economic situation caused by a government reducing the amount of money it spends
saves and loans shortcut
S and L
Schadenfreude
a feeling of pleasure or satisfaction when something bad happens to someone else
cha
tea
cheesy
of bad quality or in bad taste
put your foot in it (in your mouth)
to say something by accident that embarrasses or upsets someone
saturated market + antonym
full market
antonym gap market
go on strike
start strike
work-to-rule
a form of protest in which employees do exactly what is stated in their contracts, and nothing more, in order to slow down production
1- go-slow
2- slowdown
an occasion when employees work more slowly and with less effort than usual in order to try to persuade an employer to agree to higher pay or better working conditions
undertake to
1-to do or begin to do something, especially something that will take a long time or be difficult
2-to promise that you will do something
undergo
to experience something that is unpleasant or something that involves a change
scale sth down
to make something smaller than it was or smaller than it was planned to be
fourfold
four times as big or as much
corny
(especially of jokes, films, stories, etc.) showing no new ideas or too often repeated, and therefore not funny or interesting
cushy job
very easy job
verge of
the edge or border of something
inundate
to give someone so much work or so many things that they cannot deal with it all
unruly
difficult to control or manage
barred from
banned from
rapid increase, growth
shot up (ex. sales, children)
be like a red rag to a bull
to be certain to produce an angry or violent reaction
overstretch
to make someone or something do more than they can or should do, to spend or borrow more money than you can pay
volatile
likely to change suddenly and unexpectedly, especially by getting worse or by becoming angry
err
to make a mistake or to do something wrong
scale sth down/ back
to make something smaller than it was or smaller than it was planned to be
bottom line
the final line in the accounts of a company or organization, stating the total profit or loss that has been made
margin
the profit made on a product or service or the amount by which one thing is different from another
to err is human (to forgive divine)
something that you say that means that it is natural for people to make mistakes and it is important to forgive people when they do
give sb an edge (over/on sb/sth)
to give someone an advantage in a particular situation
agenda
a list of aims/ possible future achievements/ matters to be discussed at a meeting
err on the side of caution
to decide to take care rather than take any risks
divine
connected with a god, or like a god
chair
(the official position of) a person in charge of a meeting, official group or organization
take the minutes
to write down what is said at a meeting and by whom
AOB
abbreviation for any other business: used at the end of the list of subjects to be discussed at a meeting
retail
the activity of selling goods to the public, usually in shops
