3. Idioms and Expressions
Match the following idioms with their definitions and provide their Russian equivalents:
Chapter 26
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to play it cool
smb. of an equal status
a member of an equal stature
to avoid a duty, an unpleasant situation, or a punishment
to be off the hook
smth. that involves great efforts, coordination etc.
to be a major production
to behave calmly and not show that you are worried about smth.
Chapter 27
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to gain momentum
to involve smb.or smth. in a system, plan in such a way that they cannot easily escape it
state-of-the-art
the 1st, the 3rd, the 5th etc. or the 2nd, the 4th, the 6th
to lock smb./smth. into smb./smh.
to gather force; to become faster and stronger
I’m game.
near in time or place
to have (business) at hand
using the most modern and recently developed methods, materials, or knowledge
to get the hang of smth.
to learn how to do smth. or use smth., especially when this needs skills
every other (trip)
not to know the exact number
to be halfway through smth.
I’m up for it.
to lose count
to do half of the full amount of work
Chapter 28
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to talk business
a piece of information which is shocking, interesting or fun to listen to
a piece of cake
a situation which is extremely serious, important, especially one in which smb. could die
a juicy morsel
smth. that is very easy
a matter of life and death
to discuss professional matters
Chapter 29
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to run at full throttle
to read all of smth., even though it is boring and takes a long time
to plow through the files
to become very drunk
to thumb through the files
as fast or as much as possible
to get plastered
to look through a book, magazine etc. quickly
Chapter 30
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to take smth. in stride
to say smth. too soon before you know it is correct
seed money
to not allow smth. to annoy, embarrass, or upset you
to jump the gun (“Don’t jump the gun.”)
the agreement does not happen as arranged
“The deal is off.”
money for starting a business or a project
4. Bring out the economic meaning:
1. “Then corporate headquarters was moved to Chicago, and he was transferred.” (Chapter 26)
2. “On lease from Island Office Supply, it came at the scalper’s price of three hundred dollars for twenty-four hours, delivered.” (Chapter 27)
3. “He (the locksmith) said that he would do the job and… that he would like a fifth of Myers’s Rum as a down payment before he started.” (Chapter 27)
4. “…a company called Dunn Lane Ltd., which we know to be a Mafia- controlled corporation chartered in the Caymans.” (Chapter 28)
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5. “…you transfer by wire the million dollars form your account at the Chemical Bank in Manhattan to a numbered account at the Ontario Bank in Freeport.” (Chapter 28)
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http://www.investorwords.com/6516/Federal_Reserve_Wire_Network.html
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6. “A week before April 15, the workaholics at Bendini, Lambert & Locke…ran on…fear of missing a deduction or a write-off or some extra depreciation that would cost a rich client an extra million or so.” (Chapter 29)
7. “…a real estate development company in Tennessee.” (Chapter 29)
8. “…the treasurer of this cozy little corporation was a guy named Al Rubinstein.” (Chapter 30)
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