Business idioms

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by the book
There are a lot of audits in our industry, so it is important to do everything by the book.
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zgodnie z wytycznymi
to come up
We needed to raise $1 million to invest in the marketing plan. Unfortunately, we came up short.
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nie powieść się, nie udać się
raise money
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zdobyć pieniądze
corner the market
It has been difficult to become a successful search engine since Google cornered the market.
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zdominowac rynek
get the ball rolling
We really need to get tha ball rolling on this project. The deadline is next month.
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zabrać się do czegoś, zacząc z czymś
get a foot in the door
Jack took a low-paying job at a large law firm just ti get a foot in the door.
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zrobić coś na dobry początek
go through the roof
Last month was incredible! Our sales went through the roof.
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wystrzelić do góry
close the book
The company is going to close the books at the end of December.
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zamknąć księgi
give sb the green light
Our boss decided to give us the green light to begin work on the new marketing campaign.
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dać komuś zielone światło
eventually
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ostatecznie / w końcu
goal
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cel
give someone permission to...
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dać komuś pozwolenie na...
stop taking orders in order to end a bookkeeping period
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zaprzestanie przyjmowania zamówień w celu zakończenia okresu prowadzenia księgowości
in the red
The company has been in the red since the price of oil began to rise rapidly
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mieć deficyt
red tape
There is a lot of red tape in our industry. It's costsing us a great deal in legal fees.
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nadmierna biurokracja
a grey area
The lawzers were not sure if the product was completelz legal. Thez said it was a grez area
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nie skategoryzowane
long shot
Personallz, I believe the new marketing strategy is a bit of a long shot. It's pretty unlikely to succeed.
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coś niepewnego
a safe bet
It is a safe bet to invest in smarthphone technology. It is certain to become even more profitable in the future.
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bezpieczne założenie
It's pretty unlikely to succeed.
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To mało prawdopodobne, aby odnieść sukces.
legal fees
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opłaty sądowe
certain
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pewny, oczywisty
I feel certain about sth
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Czuję się pewniew czymś
unlikely
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mało prawdopodobne,
excessive rules and procedures
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nadmierne zasady i procedury
not easily categorised
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nie łatwy d skategoryzowania

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