Idioms Elearning Flashcards by Caterina González

Q

Cause a bottleneck

A

Causar un problema que impide seguir con normalidad

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The bottom line

A

Lo esencial

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Break the ice

A

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Get on board

A

Subir a bordo

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Q

Across the board

A

De forma generalizada

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Call it a day

A

Dar por terminado el dia

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Cut our losses

A

Cortar por lo sano

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Cut corners

A

Tomar atajos

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Take somebody on board

A

Contratar a alguien

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A can of worms

A

La caja de Pandora

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Close a deal

A

Cerrar un trato

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Breathe down someone’s neck

A

Respirar en la nuca

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Keep a cool head

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Doing by the book

A

Seguir las normas

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Came up short

A

Quedarse corto

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Cornered the market

A

Acaparar el mercado

Q

Get the ball rolling

A

Ponerse manos a la obra

Q

Get a foot in the door

A

Entrar por la puerta grande

Q

Went through the roof

A

Irse por las nubes

Q

Close the books

A

Cerrar las cuentas

Q

Given the green line

A

Q

In the red

A

En numeros rojos

Q

A gray area

A

Terreno poco definido

Q

A long shot

A

Posibilidad remota

Q

A safe bet

A

Apuesta segura

Q

Blew it

A

Lo arruinó

Q

Bullish

A

Optimista

Q

Call the shots

A

Llevar la voz cantante/ tomar las decisiones

Q

Cook the books

A

Manipular las cuentas

Q

Runs a tight ship

A

Dirigir con mano firme

Q

Drives a hard bargain

A

Negociar con dureza

Q

Make a killing

A

Ganar una fortuna

Q

An uphill battle

A

Una batalla dificil

Q

The big picture

A

Panorama general

Q

In the loop

A

En bucle

Q

Small talk

A

Charla trivial

Q

Up in the air

A

Por los aires