santander academy business english course II Flashcards
SPEED UP
to accelerate
SLOW DOWN
to decelerate
DROP OFF
to deliver
PICK UP
to collect
HE WAS RUNNING LATE
był spóźniony
DENSE
gesty
put companies out of business
doprowadzić firmy do bankructwa
to look out for
to protect someone, to make sure that they are treated well
TO LOOK UP TO
to admire. To respect someone
TO LOOK DOWN ON
NOT TO ADMIRE, KIND OF JUDGING YOU ?
HOT PROSPECT
a potential client that has expressed interest in your product, and the probability of making a sale is therefore high, higher than 50%
LIKE A DEER IN THE HEADLIGHTS
to be in a state of extreme surprise, fear, or confusion.
A LOT ON YOUR PLATE
you have a lot of work to do or many things to deal with, usually a large amount of important work,problem to solve
encapsulates
zawiera
TO CLAM UP
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.
TO BOIL OVER
normally refer to emotions boiling over.
TO BREAK DOWN
unable to control their feelings and normally they start to cry
TO MAKE REDUNDANT/TO LET GO/
YOU LOST YOUR JOB,BUT IT IS NOT YOUR FAULT
TO RESIGN
resignation,zrezygnowac
SWIMMING WITH SHARKS
It means that you are in an environment where there are dangerous people
forcefully
PRZYMUSOWO
PULL OUT
WYCIAGNAC
obsolete
NIEAKTUALNE
HEART SKIPS A BEAT
to indicate surprise, excitement, or nervousness.
FBI
Federal Bureau of Investigation
CIA
The Central Intelligence Agency.
NSA
the National Security Agency
skip
jump over, to miss out.
ELECTRIC HOBS
system elektryczny w kuchni
TO HANG UP
A very specific verb that refers to the action of ending a telephone conversation.
TO ROLL OUT
to launch or introduce a new product in a series of stages.
TO RAMP UP
means to increase the production or output of your goods or services.
TO END UP
reach a final destination or a final position that you didn’t necessarily expect or anticipate
BAPTISM OF FIRE
you are put in a very difficult or unpleasant situation.
WATER UNDER THE BRIDGE
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
A TARGET ON YOUR BACK
somebody is aiming their weapon at you
the word break
can be used as an opportunity to improve sth
FRY YOUR MIND
your brain feels so overloaded, so overwhelmed by work and stress that you cannot think straight.
