Wordskills unit 19 Flashcards
the usual amount paid for goods and services
the going rate (for sth)
make two people or groups compete with each other in order to give yourself an advantage
play sb off against sb
sell your produce directly to the public instead of selling it to a retailer (the middleman), who then sells it to the public
cut out the middleman
be somewhere at a time when you can take advantage of an opportunity
be in the right place at the right time
INF (of a plan or action) be succesful and bring good results.
pay off
INF a great succes
a roaring succes
before much time has passed
in/within a short space of time
be so satisfied with your achievements that you stop trying to achieve more
rest on your laurels
put money made as a profit back into a business in order to improve it.
plough sth back
INF be doing well and being succesful
be going strong
when thinking about a past event or situation from the perspective of the present
in retrospect
keep an advantage over sb, especially your competitors
keep/stay one step/jump ahead of sb
miss an opportunity to do sth
miss the boat
choose to believe sth that is not true
delude yourself (into doing sth)
produce sth in such large quantities that competing products suffer.
flood the market
