zapojiť sa do rozbehnutej aktivity, práce

1. They may choose to jump on the bandwagon and agree with the decision that will be made anyway or they may choose to cosset disagreements. BNC

2. It's only natural with the global mania sweeping the industry that trade associations
would jump on the bandwagon to assist their members with expansion plans. Google

3. Acer is the latest PC company to jump on the bandwagon signing up handwriting recognition software expert CIC to develop pen based applications to be run on Acer hardware. BNC

opustiť rozbehnutú prácu

1. Homesickness, the love of a teenage girlfriend called June and a premature belief in his ability had encouraged the young Souness to jump ship. BNC

2. Although the very thought of court action had brought him out in a cold sweat, the same grittiness which had enabled his father to jump ship and seek a new life now came to his rescue. BNC

3. Another dvertising agency offered him $1000 to jump ship. CIDoI

pracovať bez prestávky

1. He keeps his nose to the grindstone and thinks everyone else should. BNC

2. Keep your nose to the grindstone and you'll pass the final exam. Google

3. I`ve only got sex weeks before my exams start so I`m trying to keep my nose to the grindstone. CIDoI

robiť to, čo ma baví

1. This is your chance to kick up your heels and support this group of anonymous women artists. BNC

2. Dulcie, unduly skittish, kicked up her heels every time that Dotty approached her. BNC

3. After the exams, we kicked up our heels and had a really good party. CIDoI

zabíjať čas

1. I've done nothing but read thrillers since the exams, apart from watching videos and playing patience to kill time. BNC

2. When you had nothing to do but kill time, it dragged incredibly slowly. BNC

3. The meeting was arranged for ten o'clock; in their anxiety, they arrived twenty minutes early, and Ernest suggested that for politeness' sake they should walk up White Horse Lane and back, to kill time. BNC

byť niečim zavalený

1. I`m knee-deep in work at the moment, so I`m not stopping for lunch. CIDoI

2. One sign: when Seattle started to charge citizens by the bagful, charity shops found their doorsteps knee-deep in unwanted gifts. BNC

3. But when I got home and found my answerphone knee-deep in angry messages I didn't really have to be Sherlock Holmes to work out that you had something to do with it. BNC

byť skúsený, niečo vedieť

1. My uncle grew up on a farm and knows thing or two about dealing with men. CIDoI

2. However, the one thing the southern hemisphere does know a thing or two about is rugby union and to close the door would be to the detriment of the English game in the long run. BNC

3.  know a thing or two about dogs. BNC

vedieť, ako to beží

1. She`s been in this job long enough to know the ropes. CIDoI

2. Davis's business was concerned with representing people who did not know the ropes, or even that there were any ropes. BNC

3. We know the ropes this time and we will fight on. BNC

práca vykonávaná s láskou

1. It's a labour of love looking after Dinmore. BNC

2. Compiling such a list was a labour of love, too pleasurable an activity to pursue in office hours. BNC

3. The book is very personal, not at all a dry textbook, and even gives the impression of being a labour of love. BNC

- to introduce a new product, with publicity etc

The airline will launch its new transatlantic service next month.

propustit

No one will be laid off without the full agreement of the union.

právnická osoba

Business company is a legal entity formed in order to undertake business...

uvoľniť sa

1. It's only when you let your hair down that others can see the real person hiding under the hat. BNC

2. You feel you've earned that glass of wine, and the chance to let your hair down with friends, husband, lover or family over a good meal. BNC

3. It`s nice to let your hair down once in a while and go a bit wild. CIDoI

uvoľniť sa

1. It`s a party-let yourself go! CIDoI

2. I think she finds it difficult to let herself go. CIDoI

3. Skiing spring snow is utterly euphoric if you are able to let yourself go. BNC