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question		réponse
Ahead of the pack commencer à apprendre		To be more successful than the competition
Back to square one commencer à apprendre		To start something over again because a previous attempt failed
Big picture commencer à apprendre		Working on all these details, we have lost sight of the big picture.
By the book commencer à apprendre		To do things exactly according to the rules or the law
Corner the market commencer à apprendre		To dominate a particular market
Cut-throat commencer à apprendre		Competition in the food retailing business is cut-throat.
Easy come, easy go commencer à apprendre		I lost 500 Euros in a poker game last night, but that’s life – easy come, easy go.
Get down to business commencer à apprendre		Now that everyone’s here, let’s get down to business and start with the presentation.
In a nutshell commencer à apprendre		In a nutshell, we will run out of cash in three months time.
Long shot commencer à apprendre		Something that has a very low probability of happening
No-brainer commencer à apprendre		Something that is really obvious or easy
On the same page commencer à apprendre		To be in agreement about something
Put the cart before the horse commencer à apprendre		Trying to find an investor without having a business plan is like putting the cart before the horse.
Rock the boat commencer à apprendre		To do or say something that will upset people or cause problems
Safe bet commencer à apprendre		It’s a safe bet that computer processor speed will more than triple within the next 10 years.
Same boat commencer à apprendre		None of us has any money left, so we’re all in the same boat.
Sever ties commencer à apprendre		We had to sever ties with several suppliers due to poor product quality.
Shoot something down commencer à apprendre		You shouldn’t shoot down your co-workers ideas during a brainstorming session.
Talk someone into something commencer à apprendre		To convince someone to do something
Talk someone out of something commencer à apprendre		To convince someone not to do something
Think outside the box commencer à apprendre		Our current approach will get us nowhere. We have to think outside the box.
Time’s up commencer à apprendre		I think his time’s up as the CEO.
I will show you the ropes commencer à apprendre		pokazac jak cos dziala
short - handed commencer à apprendre		za malo ludzi do pracy
bring somethingbto the table commencer à apprendre		wniesc cos do firmy
steep learning curve commencer à apprendre		stroma krzywa uczenia się
get something off the ground commencer à apprendre		ruszyc z czyms z miejsca
cut corners commencer à apprendre		na skróty
on a shoestring commencer à apprendre		bardzo maly budzet
touch base later commencer à apprendre		zdzwonic sie
behing the scenes commencer à apprendre		robic cos bez publicznego rozglosu
run around the circles commencer à apprendre		robic cos bezsensownego/ bez efektu
don’t beet about the bush commencer à apprendre		nie owijaj w bawelne
bull’s eyes commencer à apprendre		strzał w dziesiątke
go down the drain commencer à apprendre		pójsc na marne
grey area commencer à apprendre		szara strefa
call it a day! commencer à apprendre		zakończyć pracę!

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