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TO GET INTO GEAR  

11 Dec 2024

Phrase

  • to find the right pace of work and to become effective.
Example Sentence: It was very hard to get into gear at work this morning after last night's party but I think now I'm more or less OK
 

TO PUT YOUR EGGS ALL IN ONE BASKET  

08 Dec 2024

Phrase

  • to choose one particular thing over another and not rely on several choices at the same time.
Example Sentence: He really put all his eggs into on one basket and decided to leave all the other markets and concentrate solely on India.
 

INSOLVENT ɪnˈsɒlvənt

07 Dec 2024

Adjective

  • unable to pay debts.
Example Sentence: In order to avoid becoming insolvent he decided to open a savings account.
 

TO COME TO A HALT  

06 Dec 2024

Phrase

  • come to a stop in the process.
Example Sentence: The expansion of his company came to a halt when one of his employees embezzled a considerable
 

TO HAVE ONE’S FEET ON THE GROUND  

05 Dec 2024

Phrase

  • to be sensible.
Example Sentence: Despite his huge sudden success in business he manages to keep his feet on the ground.
 

UPMARKET ʌpˌmɑrkɪt

03 Dec 2024

Adjective

  • a product or service intended for people who can afford to buy or pay for expensive things.
Example Sentence: I really want to impress him so I've decided to take him somewhere really upmarket for breakfast; we might try the newly opened buffet near the parliament with golden teaspoons and a complimentary glass of champagne with everything.
 

TO OFFSET ɔfˌsɛt

02 Dec 2024

Verb

  • to compensate for something; to counterbalance.
Example Sentence: I'm afraid we will have to raise our prices in the restaurant in order to offset the increased cost of ingredients – vegetables are especially expensive this season.
 

TO SOAR sɔr

01 Dec 2024

Verb

  • (of an amount or value) – to rise very speedily.
Example Sentence: The number of really poor families has soared to record high levels.
 

TO CEMENT sɪˈmɛnt

27 Nov 2024

Verb

  • to make a business relationship stronger.
Example Sentence: After years of cooperation in different projects we cemented our relationship by signing the new contract.
 

TO BOUNCE BACK baʊns bæk

26 Nov 2024

Verb

  • to return to a higher level after suffering from difficulties for a while.
Example Sentence: The Chinese economy has already bounced back after the recession and now it's booming.
 

ACCELERATION ækˌsɛləˈreɪʃən

25 Nov 2024

Noun

  • (the rate of) speeding up.
Example Sentence: You can do a lot for the acceleration of your enterprise, e.g. you can invest more time into advertising yourself on community pages like Facebook.
 

AILING eɪlɪŋ

24 Nov 2024

Adjective

  • if the economy/a sector etc is ailing it is (relatively) weak and troubled.
Example Sentence: We are really lucky because we have severally financially ailing competitors, while our situation is relatively sound.
 

RELIABLE rɪˈlaɪəbəl

23 Nov 2024

Adjective

  • something or somebody that can be relied on and trusted.
Example Sentence: What we would like to do next is to design a highly reliable network and to gain competitive advantage over our rivals at last.
 

TO DISCONTINUE dɪskənˈtɪnyu

20 Nov 2024

Verb

  • to stop doing something e.g. production of a product.
Example Sentence: The company decided to discontinue operations last month because the factory was making losses.
 

TO FACILITATE fəˈsɪlɪˌteɪt

18 Nov 2024

Verb

  • to make an activity, a process etc easier to happen.
Example Sentence: Do you think a new marketing campaign would facilitate increasing sales?
 
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