santander academy business english course II

Question 1

SPEED UP

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to accelerate

Question 2

SLOW DOWN

Answer 2

to decelerate

Question 3

DROP OFF

Answer 3

to deliver

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PICK UP

Answer 4

to collect

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HE WAS RUNNING LATE

Answer 5

był spóźniony

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DENSE

Answer 6

gesty

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put companies out of business

Answer 7

doprowadzić firmy do bankructwa

Question 8

to look out for

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to protect someone, to make sure that they are treated well

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TO LOOK UP TO

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to admire. To respect someone

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TO LOOK DOWN ON

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NOT TO ADMIRE, KIND OF JUDGING YOU ?

Question 11

HOT PROSPECT

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a potential client that has expressed interest in your product, and the probability of making a sale is therefore high, higher than 50%

Question 12

LIKE A DEER IN THE HEADLIGHTS

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to be in a state of extreme surprise, fear, or confusion.

Question 13

A LOT ON YOUR PLATE

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you have a lot of work to do or many things to deal with, usually a large amount of important work,problem to solve

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encapsulates

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zawiera

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TO CLAM UP

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that you suddenly become silent. It means that you are nervous, that you fear danger around you and your instinctive response is to stay very quiet.

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TO BOIL OVER

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normally refer to emotions boiling over.

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TO BREAK DOWN

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unable to control their feelings and normally they start to cry

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TO MAKE REDUNDANT/TO LET GO/

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YOU LOST YOUR JOB,BUT IT IS NOT YOUR FAULT

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TO RESIGN

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resignation,zrezygnowac

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SWIMMING WITH SHARKS

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It means that you are in an environment where there are dangerous people

Question 21

forcefully

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PRZYMUSOWO

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PULL OUT

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WYCIAGNAC

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obsolete

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NIEAKTUALNE

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HEART SKIPS A BEAT

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to indicate surprise, excitement, or nervousness.

Question 25

FBI

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Federal Bureau of Investigation

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CIA

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The Central Intelligence Agency.

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NSA

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the National Security Agency

Question 28

skip

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jump over, to miss out.

Question 29

ELECTRIC HOBS

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system elektryczny w kuchni

Question 30

TO HANG UP

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A very specific verb that refers to the action of ending a telephone conversation.

Question 31

TO ROLL OUT

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to launch or introduce a new product in a series of stages.

Question 32

TO RAMP UP

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means to increase the production or output of your goods or services.

Question 33

TO END UP

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reach a final destination or a final position that you didn’t necessarily expect or anticipate

Question 34

BAPTISM OF FIRE

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you are put in a very difficult or unpleasant situation.

Question 34

WATER UNDER THE BRIDGE

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issues or problems, situations that someone has had in the past and they don’t need to worry about them anymore because it happened a long time ago and it cannot now be changed

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A TARGET ON YOUR BACK

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somebody is aiming their weapon at you

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the word break

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can be used as an opportunity to improve sth

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FRY YOUR MIND

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your brain feels so overloaded, so overwhelmed by work and stress that you cannot think straight.