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42 Cards in this Set
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career break |
a short period of time when you do not work in your usual job or profession |
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career prospects |
the possibilities of getting promoted in your work |
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careerist |
someone whose career is more important than anything else so that they will do whatever is necessary to be successful |
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career woman |
a woman whose career is very important to her |
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career counselor |
someone whose job is to give people advice about what jobs and professional training might be suitable for them |
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career structure |
the way your career is built |
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career move |
something you do to make progress in your career, sometimes not directly related to your job |
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career change |
when you start completely different job or profession |
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career path |
the opportunities that you have to move upwards in your job or profession |
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career ladder |
if you work very hard you can work your way up this |
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to implement (business jargon) |
to do |
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to utilize (business jargon) |
to use |
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a paradigm (business jargon) |
a model or typical example of something |
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to empower (business jargon) |
to give more control |
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to dialogue (business jargon) |
to talk to someone |
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onion skinning (business jargon) |
attacking a problem layer by layer |
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to diarise (business jargon) |
to schedule events in chronological order |
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analysis paralysis (business jargon) |
planning in detail but failing to act |
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to rectify (business jargon) |
to correct |
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to ballpark (business jargon) |
to estimate |
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to carve out a niche (business idioms) |
a person or company who focuses on a particular segment of a market |
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clinch a deal (business idioms) |
reach agreement on a proposal or offer |
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cut and dried (business idioms) |
a situation that is considered clear and straightforward |
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do the spadework (business idioms) |
do the preparatory work or the preliminary research for something |
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copper-bottomed (business idioms) |
a plan a contract or a financial arragement that is completely safe or reliable |
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have all your eggs in one basket (business idioms) |
situation in which you depend on one plan or one source of income |
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down the drain (business idioms) |
money time or effort which has been wasted or lost |
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hiring out (business phrasal verbs) |
allow someone to use something temporarily in exchange for money |
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team up (business phrasal verbs) |
join a group to do something together |
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write off (business phrasal verbs) |
accept that a sum of money will not be repaid |
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measure up (business phrasal verbs) |
have the necessary abilities or skills |
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stay behind (business phrasal verbs) |
remain in a place when other people leave it |
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draw up (business phrasal verbs) |
compose prepare a draft or version of |
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contract out (business phrasal verbs) |
give work to another company |
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cash up (business phrasal verbs) |
count all the money at the end of a business day |
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wound up (business phrasal verbs) |
closed |
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drum up (business phrasal verbs) |
attract |
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back up (business phrasal verbs) |
provide support |
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booked up (business phrasal verbs) |
reserve |
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bring forward (business phrasal verbs) |
change the date or time so that something happens earlier than planned |
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talk over (business phrasal verbs) |
DISCUSS |
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pencil in (business phrasal verbs) |
make a provisional appointment for a meeting |
