vyspať sa na to

1. I'll sleep on it tonight and tomorrow we'll go all out to get you somewhere. BNC

2. However, after Wakeham reported that support among backbenchers had collapsed during the day, perhaps by half, it was clear to those around Mrs Thatcher that, although she said she would sleep on it, she was virtually certain to resign. BNC

3. You don`t have to give me your decision now. Sleep on it and let me know tomorrow. CIDoI

tichý spoločník

1. A sleeping partner is a person who contributes capital (money) to a business, and receives a share of the profits, but takes no active part in running the business. BNC

2. He retired formally from Harland & Wolff in 1906, although effectively he had been a sleeping partner for over ten years. BNC

3. He used to be in the board meeting with us, and was referred to as the sleeping partner by the directors! BNC

miesto, kde niekto trávi veľa času

1. A leading centre of kersey manufacture, Newbury had been the stamping ground of the celebrated John Winchcombe until his death as recently as 1519. BNC

2. But he could always get work in good old BBC radio: that was his stamping ground. BNC

3. Like Banquo's ghost her figure would be seen haunting her old stamping ground. BNC

robiť veľa vecí naraz, no žiadnu poriadne

1. If one tries to help every industry, you spread yourself too thin. BNC

2. If you decide to get as much clients as possible, there is risk that you will
spread yourself too thin that the quality of your work eventually suffers. Google

3. I realised I`d been spreading myself too thin so I resigned as secretary of the golf club. CIDoI

zaměstnanci podniku, personál

The new manager will be joining the staff in November

nábor/ přijímání (nového) personálu/ zaměstnanců

Why is there a need for staff recruitment companies?

stáť na vlastných nohách, byť samostatný

1. She'll have to get a job and learn to stand on her own two feet sooner or later.Google

2. How Can They "Stand On Their Own Two Feet" If You Never Show Them How? Google

3. I`ve supported those children long enough - it`s time they learned to stand on their own two feet. CIDoI

pracovať pod tlakom

1. Those who could stand the pace flourished; those who could not went to the wall. BNC

2. I remember one lad, Nobby Clark, who could not stand the pace. BNC

3. If he can`t stand the pace he shouldn`t be doing the job - it`s as simple as that. CIDoI