Idioms Elearning Flashcards by Caterina González

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Cause a bottleneck

A

Causar un problema que impide seguir con normalidad

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The bottom line

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Lo esencial

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Break the ice

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Get on board

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Subir a bordo

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Across the board

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De forma generalizada

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Call it a day

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Dar por terminado el dia

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Cut our losses

A

Cortar por lo sano

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Cut corners

A

Tomar atajos

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Take somebody on board

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Contratar a alguien

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A can of worms

A

La caja de Pandora

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Close a deal

A

Cerrar un trato

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Breathe down someone’s neck

A

Respirar en la nuca

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Keep a cool head

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Doing by the book

A

Seguir las normas

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Came up short

A

Quedarse corto

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Cornered the market

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Acaparar el mercado

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Get the ball rolling

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Ponerse manos a la obra

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Get a foot in the door

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Entrar por la puerta grande

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Went through the roof

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Irse por las nubes

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Close the books

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Cerrar las cuentas

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Given the green line

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In the red

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En numeros rojos

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A gray area

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Terreno poco definido

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A long shot

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Posibilidad remota

A safe bet

Apuesta segura

Blew it

Lo arruinó

Bullish

Optimista

Call the shots

Llevar la voz cantante/ tomar las decisiones

Cook the books

Manipular las cuentas

Runs a tight ship

Dirigir con mano firme

Drives a hard bargain

Negociar con dureza

Make a killing

Ganar una fortuna

An uphill battle

Una batalla dificil

The big picture

Panorama general

In the loop

En bucle

Small talk

Charla trivial

Up in the air

Por los aires