Flashcards in L17- Getting down to business (management, personal finance) Deck (21)
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linking up
If you link up with someone, you join them for a particular purpose.
They linked up with a series of local anti-nuclear and anti-apartheid groups...
The Russian and American armies linked up for the first time on the banks of the river Elbe.
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gain a promotion
raise to higher position
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amalgamate
to join or unite to form a larger organization or group, or to make separate organizations do this:
The electricians' union is planning to amalgamate with the technicians' union.
The different offices will be amalgamated as/into employment advice centres.
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cutback
to do less of something or use something in smaller amounts:
The government has announced plans to to cut back on defence spending by 10% next year.
I'm trying to cut down on caffeine.
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draw up
If you draw up a document, list, or plan, you prepare it and write it out.
They agreed to draw up a formal agreement...
He wants his ministers to concentrate on implementing policy, not on drawing it up.
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take on
If you take on a job or responsibility, especially a difficult one, you accept it.
No other organisation was able or willing to take on the job.
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pay off
If an action pays off, it is successful or profitable after a period of time.
Sandra was determined to become a doctor and her persistence paid off.
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break through
To be successful after overcoming a difficulty or bar to success. Dr. Salk failed many times but he finally broke through to find a successful polio vaccine. Jim studied very hard this semester in college, and he finally broke through onto the Dean's List for the first time.
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keep track of
to make certain that you know what is happening or has happened to someone or something:
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negotiate
A CONTRACT
A DEAL
an agreement
a deadline
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hold
a meeting
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make
a deal
an agreement
a deadline
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sign
a contract
a deal
an agreement
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chair
a meeting
a project
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meet
staff
a deadline
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miss
a meeting
a deadline
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reach
a deal
an agreement
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recruit
staff
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manage
a meeting
staff
a project
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recruit
staff
( staff : all people working for an organization
member of staff
employee
one of staff
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