ang final reverse Flashcards
the power to give instructions to people at the level below in the chain of command
line authority
an office worker
desk jockey
a trendsetter for the youth
alpha pup
omeone who sabotages
decision sniper
a manager who drops a lot of workload on employees
fly-tipper
to do sth as goes, actively
to be on a fly
sb working from home
outworker
sb who supervises and urges employess to work; cf. slavedriver
chaser
inspirational leader
leading light
to promote intensively; to promote on an extensive scale
to hype
a salary
remuneration
an accountant; derogatory
paper shredder
accountant, derogatory
bean counter
a controller, a guard of information and information flows
gatekeeper
top management: CEO, CFO, CIO, COO, CAO etc.
C-levels
the boss of IT department
alpha geek
elderly female executives;
blue hairs
- to share with the underprivileged/ the community by wealthy community members or companies;
to give back
a door-to-door salesman; door-to-door sales;
knocker
street seller
pitchman, hawker, pitcher, schlockmaster
technical workers
toollies
overeager shop-assistant;
counter-jumper
eager ecologist who investigates ecological crimes;
sniffer
initial public offering;
IPO
a person who cheats; a con
shortchange artist
- sb who performs very steadily;
blue chipper
a bootlegger, a counterfeiter;
bootie
sb who stirs up commotion, chaos, drama;
wave-maker
sb who constantly nags for sth;
moocher
daughter company
subsidiary
a very important person/ institution;
heavyweight
media mogul
press baron
a forger who disseminates forged money
paperhanger
top of the profession/ industry/ business
the big leaguers
sb who never returns money he/she owes
deadbeat
distribute/ pass around
disseminate
an investor, sb who provides initial capital or other type of financing
bankroller
sb who is very honest in business
Mr Clean
a figurehead boss, some responsibility but little authority
straw boss
a person who does/ gives sth very easily usually agrees to lend money easily;
soft touch
a loyal sidekick;
man/ girl Friday
a follower, a supporter;
lackey
a hardliner, a die hard;
stalwart
a strike-breaking employee;
blackleg (scab)
a specialist, an efficient employee;
flash
a petty (small/ minor) cheater, scammer;
grifter
a workaholic
glutton for work
sb who enjoys sb else’s misfortune;
grave-dancer
a bigwig; a big shot;
big wheel
sb who energizes and lifts up spirits
sparkplug
- an old timer and technophobe; sb experienced;
old hand
to end in an impasse
to end in a deadlock
