to backfireIt backfired (ztroskotat, selhat) because the Japanese executives were eager to visit the USA and were was turned off by the Americans' lack of patience in building a rapport between the companies. |
to be snowed underbýt zavalený (prací)
You wouldn't believe the amount of work we have got. We're completely snowed under. |
to clock offpíchnout si při odchodu (z práce) When I leave work, I have to clock off. |
to close ranksspojit síly It's time for us to close ranks and go to battle. (Google) In the past, the party would have closed ranks around its leader and defended him loyally against his critics. (thefreedictionary) Wales players close ranks on Ruddock exit.(Google) |
to conclude a contractuzavřít smlouvu "The parties have concluded a contract" |
to construeFrance: Always remain calm, polite and courteous during business meetings. Never appear overly friendly, because this could be construed (chápat, vyvozovat) as suspicious. |
to downsizeto cut the workforce of We will downsize for maximum efficiency. |
to draft a contractpředložit návrh dohody/smlouvy |
to flounderThe French will revert (vrátit se k) to English if they see you floundering (plácat se, breptat, váznout). |
to get a chopwhen a company gets a chop, it is either downsized or swallowed up by another company |
to go out of businesszkrachovat, zbankrotovat, skončit They're going out of business and are having a closing down sale. |
to insure against sthpojistit se proti (něčemu) What steps have you taken to insure against possible failure? |
to jeopardizeDeals are jeopardized (ohrozit) or lost when foreign associates (kolega, společník) are offended by Americans unaware of other countries' customs, culture or manners, etiquette experts say. |
to keep in withbýt zadobře s, držet se koho (ze zištných důvodů) He's a bit of a creep. He's always doing obsequious things to keep in with the boss. |
to keep inflation downudržet nízkou inflaci The government are increasing interest rates to try to keep inflation down to under 2%. |