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TERM | DEFINITION | POLSKIE TŁUMACZENIE | CATEGORY |
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after the fact | too late; after sth is completed or finalised | po fakcie | Common Business Idioms |
agreement in principle | an agreement in which not all the details have been worked out | porozumienie co do zasady | Common Business Idioms |
ahead of the curve | highly creative, offering ideas not yet in general circulation | na czołowej pozycji, prowadzeniu | Common Business Idioms |
ahead of the pack | to be more successful than the competition | prowadzić, przodować, być przed konkurencją, być ponad konkurentami | Common Business Idioms |
all things being equal | in the event that all aspects of a situation remain the same | jeżeli nic się nie zmieni | Common Business Idioms |
back to square one | to start something over again because a previous attempt failed | z powrotem w punkcie wyjścia | Common Business Idioms |
back to the drawing board | forced to begin sth again | zaczynać na nowo, rozpoczynać od początku | Common Business Idioms |
benefit of the doubt | a favourable or at least neutral opinion of someone or something until the full information about the subject is available. Regard someone as innocent until proven otherwise | kredyt zaufania | Common Business Idioms |
big picture | wide perspective; a broad view of sth (not bogged down in the details) | szersza perspektywa, szerszy punkt widzenia, pełny obraz | Common Business Idioms |
by the book | to do things exactly according to the rules or the law | według przepisów, zgodnie z zasadami | Common Business Idioms |
call it a day | decide that one has worked enough on sth for the day | na dziś koniec, wystarczy na dziś | Common Business Idioms |
call the shots | make the important decisions in an organisation | wydawać rozkazy, wydawać polecenia, dyktować warunki | Common Business Idioms |
come to terms with sth | accept sth bad that has happened | zaakceptować coś, pogodzić się z czymś | Common Business Idioms |
corner the market | to dominate a particular market | wykosić konkurencję (uzyskać monopol), zmonopolizować rynek | Common Business Idioms |
cut corners | do something in the easiest, cheapest, or fastest way | pójść na łatwiznę, pójść po linii najmniejszego oporu, pójść na skróty (robić coś z minimalnym wysiłkiem) | Common Business Idioms |
cut it fine | do sth at the last moment | prawie nie zdążyć, zostawić sobie mały zapas czasu | Common Business Idioms |
cut someone some slack | avoid treating someone strictly or severely | dać komuś spokój, dać komuś trochę luzu | Common Business Idioms |
cut to the chase | get to the point; explain the most important part of sth quickly; skip the preliminaries | przejść do rzeczy, przejść do sedna | Common Business Idioms |
cut-throat | very intense, aggressive, and merciless competition | zaciekła rywalizacja | Common Business Idioms |
do sth by the book | according to established procedure | stosować się do zasad | Common Business Idioms |
easy come, easy go | something gained easily is also lost easily | łatwo przyszło, łatwo poszło | Common Business Idioms |
eleventh hour | the last minute | w ostatniej chwili, za pięć dwunasta | Common Business Idioms |
game plan | a strategy or plan for achieving success | plan działania mającego na celu odniesienie sukcesu w interesach | Common Business Idioms |
get down the drain | something is wasted or lost | pójść na marne, splajtować, popaść w ruinę finansową | Common Business Idioms |
get down to business | begin matters in earnest | przystępować do rzeczy, zabrać się do roboty | Common Business Idioms |
get something off the ground | to start something (e.g. a project or a business) | zainicjować coś | Common Business Idioms |
get the ball rolling | make something begin or happen | rozpoczynać coś, zacząć coś | Common Business Idioms |
get the upper hand | to have more power than anyone else and so have control | mieć przewagę, zdobyć przewagę | Common Business Idioms |
go the extra mile | make more effort than is expected of you | zrobić więcej (niż się od kogoś wymaga), poświęcić się bardziej, żeby osiągnąć cel (dosł. 'przejść dodatkową milę') | Common Business Idioms |
have one’s hands tied | be unable to act freely | mieć związane ręce | Common Business Idioms |
in a nutshell | very briefly | w pigułce, jednym słowem, krótko mówiąc, w skrócie | Common Business Idioms |
in full swing | at a stage when the level of activity is at its highest | w pełni | Common Business Idioms |
in the driver's seat | to be in charge or in control of a situation | u władzy, u steru | Common Business Idioms |
in the pipeline | being worked on | w przygotowaniu | Common Business Idioms |
in the works | under development; coming soon | w przygotowaniu, w planach | Common Business Idioms |
keep one's eye on the ball | to give something one’s full attention and to not lose focus | być skoncentrowanym, być uważnym | Common Business Idioms |
learn / know the ropes | become more familiar with a job or field of endeavour; be trained | znać się, być obeznanym | Common Business Idioms |
long shot | something that has a very low probability of happening | ryzyko, ryzykowna próba | Common Business Idioms |
movers and shakers | influential people, especially in a particular field | grube ryby, szychy | Common Business Idioms |
no strings attached | something is given without involving special demands or limits | bez zobowiązań, bez ograniczeń | Common Business Idioms |
no-brainer | something that is really obvious or easy | łatwizna, pestka | Common Business Idioms |
off the hook | free from blame or responsibility to do sth | zwolniony z podejrzeń lub obowiązku | Common Business Idioms |
on point | well done, effective, good (e.g. a speech / presentation can be on point) | celny, trafny, w punkt, idealny, bezbłędny | Common Business Idioms |
on the same page | understanding a situation in the same way | mieć takie samo zdanie, zgadzać się | Common Business Idioms |
on the spur of the moment | without advance planning | pod wpływem chwili, spontanicznie (zrobić coś) | Common Business Idioms |
out in the open | something that is public knowledge and not secret anymore | jawnie, bez tajemnic | Common Business Idioms |
out of the loop | not part of a group that is kept informed about something | być poza kręgiem decydentów, nie należeć do grupy wtajemniczonych | Common Business Idioms |
race against time / clock | rush to meet a deadline, to be forced to do sth very quickly. | ścigać się z czasem | Common Business Idioms |
raise red flags | warn of trouble ahead | wzbudzać podejrzenia | Common Business Idioms |
raise the bar | to set standards or expectations higher | podnosić poprzeczkę, podnosić wymagania | Common Business Idioms |
red tape bureaucracy | official rules and processes that seem unnecessary and cause delays | nadmierna biurokracja | Common Business Idioms |
rocket science | something difficult to understand | wielka filozofia, wielkie rzeczy | Common Business Idioms |
run the show | be the leader, who is in control of a group of people doing sth | przewodzić (komuś lub czemuś), kierować czymś, być liderem | Common Business Idioms |
safe bet | something that is certain to happen | duże prawdopodobieństwo | Common Business Idioms |
see eye to eye | to agree with somebody | zgadzać się | Common Business Idioms |
sit on sth | delay revealing or acting on sth | przeciągać coś w czasie, odkładać coś na później | Common Business Idioms |
sneak peek | an opportunity to view sth in advance of its official premiere | podgląd (przed oficjalnym pokazem) | Common Business Idioms |
stand one’s ground | refuse to back down; insist on one’s position | nie ustępować pola | Common Business Idioms |
take it or leave it | you must decide now whether you will accept this proposal | decydujesz się czy nie? | Common Business Idioms |
take the bull by the horns | to directly confront a difficult situation in a brave and determined way | chwytać byka za rogi | Common Business Idioms |
take the edge off something | lightly improve sth negative | złagodzić | Common Business Idioms |
the bottom line | final result or the most important consideration of a situation, activity, or discussion; total profit or loss of a company | sedno sprawy, ogólny rozrachunek, rezultat | Common Business Idioms |
touch base | make or renew contact with someone; to talk to someone briefly to find out how they are or what they think about sth | skontaktować się z kimś | Common Business Idioms |
up in the air | something is undecided or uncertain | pod znakiem zapytania, w niepewności, palcem po wodzie pisane | Common Business Idioms |