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(give) input on
offer suggestions or opinions about the topic
finger-pointing
a situation in which someone is blamed for something that goes wrong
let (someone) off the hook
to allow (someone who has been caught doing something wrong or illegal) to go without being punished
ex. If you ask me, they let him off the hook too easily
accountable
in a position where people have the right to criticize you or ask you why something happened
Across the board=in all aspects
Involving everyone or everything in a place or situation.
Synonyms - everything and including everithing
defuse
- to make a situation more relaxed by making people feel less angry or less worried
approach
подходить, приближаться
as yet
so far (до сих пор, пока, до настоящего времени)
attempt
пытаться, стараться, стремиться, прилагать усилия, пробовать, делать попытку
Aware of
Knowing about a situation or a fact
be aligned on
be on the same page
Be falling throught the cracks
Something is overlooked, unnoticed, left undone
be in great groove with
be in productive process of
be looped in
be kept informed/updated
be on the same wavelength
to understand the way that another person thinks because you often have the same ideas and opinions as they do
be up to date on
have relevant information about
bear (someone or something) in mind
To remember, think about, or consider someone or something (in regard to something else)
beating
an act of hitting someone repeatedly and hard
Beyond
Past a place or outside an area
Ex. Is there something beyond your scope of responsibility that you’d like to try to do?
boxed out of
to exclude someone from a situation, especially through deceit or manipulation
boxed out of
marginalized, redundant
buy into
swallow the bait, agree to accept
catch up on
learn or do something later
Catch up with someone
- To find and arrest someone who has committed a crime after searching for them
- To begin to have an effect on someone (the lack of sleep caught up with her, and she began to doze off)
- To meet up with; used in journalism to introduce an interview with someone
click with someone
- нравиться, ладить
2. точно соответствовать, подходить
Come under something
- To be forced to experience something unpleasant
Come under scrutiny/suspicion
Come under pressure: we have all come under significant pressure due to… - (Come under someone/something) to be the responsibility of a particular person, organization etc
- To belong to a particular group or class
come up with
находить решение
correlate
if two things correlate, or are correlated, they are connected, and affect each other:
correlate to sth
At this point, the advertising hasn’t correlated to an increase in sales.
correlate (sth) with sth
Oil sales are closely correlated with economic growth.
course of action
план действий
cover
explain, talk about
crop up
неожиданно обнаруживаться; возникать
делать ошибку
= crop out выходить на поверхность
ditch
scrap, get rid of
Drop someone a line/note
To write a short letter to say thanks
Synonyms. To write something
Drown out
To stop, or to reduce
drown out
make imperceptible (сделать незаметным)
due too
because of something
excessive
much more than is reasonable or necessary
expectations
miscalibrated/high/unrealistic
fall behind with
to fail to do something or pay something at the time that you should
falter
спотыкаться
идти неровной походкой, ковылять
feasible
viable, worth doing
bring up
to start discussing a subject
fell down
To feel depressed or unhappy
fill in with
correspond
get rid of
избавляться
get the picture
to understand something, especially something that someone tells you indirectly
give thought to (something)
To consider, reflect upon, or think hard about something. Often used with modifiers such as “any,” “some,” “a little,” etc.
go ahead on
begin to do smith
go belly-up
falter, go out of business
grasp the importance of
понять важность, осознать значение
hardship
трудность, трудности, неприятность, неприятности
Hectic
Full of busy activity
Ex. Things have been hectic over the last six month
in keeping with
in line with, in accordance with
in/out of the loop
belonging or not belonging to a group that has information and makes decisions about something
It is my firm conviction that
я твердо убежден что
judge too harshly
судить слишком строго
keep (my) head down
be focused and work hard
keep the team afloat
держать команду на плаву
laterally
со стороны, сбоку
в сторону, вбок
боком
lay off
отложить, перестать носить (одежду)
перестать нанимать на работу, временно уволить
let down
разочаровывать, подводить
let off the hook
having avoided a duty, an unpleasant situation, or a punishment
look into
investigate
make sense
иметь смысл
marginalize
- to make someone or something seem not important or relevant
- to prevent someone from having power or influence
Maybe
Might
He might not feel satisfied with
might be yearning for
стремиться к чему-то
move on
go on to do something else
mutual
взаимный, обоюдный
соответственный
общий, совместный, принадлежащий обеим сторонам
on the flip side
Looking at a different or opposite aspect, possibility, or result (associated with something)
opt out (of)
decide not to do/avoid doing
Overwhelming
Much lager, stronger, more important etc than anything else in a situation
particularly
- very, or very much
- used for emphasizing that something refers especially to one specific person, thing, or situation
- in a clear and specific way
perspective of …
a picture or view of something
put a pin in it
to leave an argument, point or plan in order to return to it later
I’ll put a pin in my current plans for 36 hours
reach out
добиваться (чего-л.)
reach out to) обращаться к (кому-л.); держать связь с (кем-л.
reach out to
- (reach out to someone) to offer help to someone
2. (reach out to someone) to ask someone for help
reassurance
уверение, заверение, подтверждение
redundant
- if someone is redundant, they have been told they must leave their job because they are no longer needed
- not needed
rely
полагаться, надеяться; доверять; быть уверенным (в чём-л.)
resolve
to solve a problem, or to find a satisfactory way of dealing with a disagreement
route to go down
a course of action
run over
take up more time than necessary or planned, drag on
Run up
- To make something very quickly, especially something that you sew
- To rise a flag to the top of a pole
- If you run up debts, you get into debt and allow the amount to increase
Scope of responsibility
Зона ответственности
set aside
откладывать на время, прерывать
прекращать, приостанавливать (что-л.); положить конец (чему-л.)
= set apart 1) откладывать, приберегать (деньги) ; оставлять (время)
отвергать, оставлять без внимания, не учитывать
юр. отменять, аннулировать
(set aside for) предназначать, выделять (для чего-л.)
snowed under
with too much work to deal with
Ex. … has kept us all snowed under
Squeeze in
To be able to do something, even though you do not have much time
stalling
if a process stalls, or if someone stalls it, it stops making progress
something is stalling work
stem from
to be caused by something
stem from
(stem from something) to be caused by something
strike out
come up with, draw up
swallow the bait
If you swallow the bait, you completely accept something, especially an offer that is a trick or way of getting something from you.
Take on
- To start to employ someone
- (Take on something) to develop a particular character or appearance
- To accept some work or responsibility
- Fight or compete against someone
- Decide to do something
take the long view
look ahead, think laterally
take the long view (of something)
to think about the effects that something will have in the future rather than worrying about the present situation
talk smth out
разг обговорить (что-л.), дойти до сути
throw/shed/cast light on something
to provide new information that helps you understand something
try your hand at
get a shot at, attempt
tune in
connect
viable
жизнеспособный
workload
объём работы
wrap (things) up
sum up
zero in on
- to start to give all your attention to a particular person or thing
- to aim at someone or something with a gun or camera
прибыльный
profitable, lucrative
bring up
to start discussing a subject
non(-)existent
несуществующий
withstand
устоять (перед чем-л.), выдержать (что-л.); противостоять, не поддаваться (чему-л.)
withhold
воздерживаться (от чего-л.)отказывать (в чём-л.)
останавливать, сдерживать, удерживать
утаивать, скрывать
retain
to keep someone or something
to remember ideas or information
to employ a professional person such as a lawyer or doctor by paying an amount of money called a retainer before the work is done
inventive
изобретательный; находчивый
do damage
причинить урон
in fact
фактически, на самом деле, в действительности; по сути, в сущности; на поверку
in effect
в действительности, в сущности, на самом деле
on the whole
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