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When something unfortunate happens, it can be called a "tough break". It was a tough break for us when Caroline quit. She was one of our top performers.
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To be ahead of the curve means to be more advanced than the competition. We're investing a lot of money in research and development so we can stay ahead of the curve.
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To be ahead of the pack means to be better or more successful than the competition. If we want to stay ahead of the pack, we're going to have to work hard and continue to innovate.
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at stake, in danger, threatened at stake - means at risk I'm little nervous about giving this presentation. There's a lot at stake
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zacząć coś znow od początku empezar lección
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To go back to square one means to start something over again Our programmers identified what they thought the problem was with the software. After working for several hours, it turns out that the problem is something different. We're back to square one, unfortunately.
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przerwanie pracy i powrót do planowania powrót do deski kreślarskiej empezar lección
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back to the drawing board To go "back to the drawing board" means to start something over and go back to the planning stage. The prototype wasn't successful. We have to go back to the drawing board.
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A "backroom deal" is an agreement or decision that is made without the public knowing about it I think they got the government contract because of backroom deal
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A "ballpark number" is a very inexact estimate. I'm not sure what a Super Bowl commercial costs, but to give you a ballpark figure I'd say about three milion dollars
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What happens in secret or not in front of the general public is said to happen "behind the scenes" They make it look so effortless, but they do a lot of hard work and planning behind the scenes
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Everything that is involved with a particular situation is called "the big picture" Even though we all have very specific tasks to do, our manager makes sure we don't lose sight of the big picture.
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It means to follow the rules 100%. We are regularly audited by several regulatory agencies. It's important that we do everything by the book.
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To "catch someone off guard" means to suprise someone doing something that he or she was not expecting. Mike was caught off guard when they asked him to direct the meeting
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ustąpić, poddać się, zmienić zdanie empezar lección
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To "cave" or "cave in" means to give in or agree to something that someone previously didn't want to accept The employees complained about the change in policy, but the supervisor refused to cave in
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zmiana tempa / planu / sceny empezar lección
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change of pace/plan/scene "A change of pace" is something different from a normal routine or schedule It's nice to go on a business trips because it's a change of pace.
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zrealizować ale nie w pełni /wg planu empezar lección
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To "come up short" means to try to achieve something but fail. We often say that someone has "come up short" when someone fails to achieve a goal, but not completely. The charity fund raiser was supposed to raise 3 million dollars, but we came up short.
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Wyrafinowany i wyważony urok empezar lección
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Refined and measured charm
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to jest lekkomyślne, nierozważne empezar lección
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let's take it down a notch
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biedny / nieszczęśliwy / załamany empezar lección
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połączyć nazwiska/ pisać z łącznikiem empezar lección
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