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14 Cards in this Set
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Hammer out a deal |
After two month negotiation we still couldn't hammer out a deal. Заключить сделку |
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Get bogged down |
We need to limit the scope, not get bogget in details. Smth move slowly, погрязнуть. |
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Bone of contention |
Камень преткновения, яблоко раздора (цены, условия). Real bone of contention is compensation sum. |
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throw smb a curve (ball) |
to surprise someone with something that is difficult or unpleasant to deal with: Mother Nature threw us a curve ball last winter with record-breaking amounts of snow. |
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To draw the line |
If you're going to work closely with your wife, you really need to draw the line between your professional life and your personal life. Установить границы. |
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To give away from the farm |
Giving without getting much in tlreturn Why we give away from farm so soon? |
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Play a hardboll |
If you play a hardboll - you are acting strong and agressivly. The goverment is playing a hardboll with the phone companies. |
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Ploi or strategy |
Уловка, хитрость |
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Breake smth off |
to stop or end suddenlyThe government decided to break off talks about extending the trade agreement. |
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Give a little |
to compromise during a negotiationWe know that we must give a little if we want to complete the negotiations. |
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Give ground |
to move back or retreat from one's positionWe bargained hard but the other sales representative refused to give ground |
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To buy some time |
To wait patiently I'm just going to buy some time |
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To reach a stalemate |
to arrive at a position where no progress is being made (зайти в тупик)The talks to buy the new computers have reached a stalemate and it will be difficult to start them again |
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Turn up the heat / turn the heat up on smb |
To put pressure on smth or smb (усилить нажим) The librarians turned up the heat on students to read |
