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Question		Answer
a man who is not married start learning		bachelor
an amount of sth start learning		quantity
a kind of large gun start learning		cannon
spiritual part of a person start learning		soul
sb too anxious about sth start learning		a bit of an old woman
show the ropes start learning		give an idea of the basics
in the black start learning		have money in the bank
start talk start learning		enter into negotiations
get a foot on the ladder start learning		to enter a business from the low position
outside my field start learning		not connected with my area of work
take up a new post start learning		start a new job
a dogsbody start learning		a person who has to do all the boring or unpleasant jobs that other people do not want to do
pulled rank start learning		use the authority unfairly
to appoint sb to a post position start learning		to choose sb to do a particular job or have a particular position
to tender for a concract start learning		to make a formal written offer to provide goods or services for a particular price
to turn sb down for a job start learning		to reject an offer or application made by sb
in the red start learning		with more money being spend than there is available
to corner the market start learning		to sell or produce sth so successfully as to overshadow all others in the same field
to give sb the sack start learning		to tell sb that he can no longer work in his job
to make a takeover big start learning		to make an attempt to take control of a company by buying enoush of its shares
to drive the hard bargain start learning		to argue in a very determined way in order to reach an agreement that benefits you
to take sb on start learning		to start to employ sb
to put sth in a nutshell start learning		to describe sth clearly using only a few words
to get down to business start learning		to stop slacking off and start doing things more seriously
to go back to square one start learning		to return to the situation you were at the beginning
to have your hands tied start learning		to have no control over the situation
to hit the nail on the head start learning		to find exactly the right answer
to keep your ear to the ground start learning		to keep being well informed about happenings
to keep your eye on the ball start learning		to remain focused on your target
to be at sake start learning		to be at risk
to raise the bar start learning		to set higher standards or expectations
to read between the lines start learning		to deduce sth that wasn't directly said
under the table start learning		done in secret
up in the air start learning		not yet decided
to twist sb's arm start learning		to persuade sb to do sth they don't want to

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