Idioms Elearning Flashcards

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1
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Cause a bottleneck

A

Causar un problema que impide seguir con normalidad

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2
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The bottom line

A

Lo esencial

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3
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Break the ice

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4
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Get on board

A

Subir a bordo

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5
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Across the board

A

De forma generalizada

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6
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Call it a day

A

Dar por terminado el dia

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7
Q

Cut our losses

A

Cortar por lo sano

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8
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Cut corners

A

Tomar atajos

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9
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Take somebody on board

A

Contratar a alguien

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10
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A can of worms

A

La caja de Pandora

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11
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Close a deal

A

Cerrar un trato

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12
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Breathe down someone’s neck

A

Respirar en la nuca

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13
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Keep a cool head

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14
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Doing by the book

A

Seguir las normas

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15
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Came up short

A

Quedarse corto

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16
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Cornered the market

A

Acaparar el mercado

17
Q

Get the ball rolling

A

Ponerse manos a la obra

18
Q

Get a foot in the door

A

Entrar por la puerta grande

19
Q

Went through the roof

A

Irse por las nubes

20
Q

Close the books

A

Cerrar las cuentas

21
Q

Given the green line

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22
Q

In the red

A

En numeros rojos

23
Q

A gray area

A

Terreno poco definido

24
Q

A long shot

A

Posibilidad remota

25
Q

A safe bet

A

Apuesta segura

26
Q

Blew it

A

Lo arruinó

27
Q

Bullish

A

Optimista

28
Q

Call the shots

A

Llevar la voz cantante/ tomar las decisiones

29
Q

Cook the books

A

Manipular las cuentas

30
Q

Runs a tight ship

A

Dirigir con mano firme

31
Q

Drives a hard bargain

A

Negociar con dureza

32
Q

Make a killing

A

Ganar una fortuna

33
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An uphill battle

A

Una batalla dificil

34
Q

The big picture

A

Panorama general

35
Q

In the loop

A

En bucle

36
Q

Small talk

A

Charla trivial

37
Q

Up in the air

A

Por los aires