Practical Grammar and Vocabulary in the Workplace. Пособие по бизнес-английскому

To see room for improvement – to see opportunities for doing something

видеть простор для совершенствования

I regret to say we don’t see any room for improvement any more.

11.Valued employee —useful or important staff member

Ценный сотрудник

Sarah is aВ valued employee who always goes above and beyond inВ her work, consistently exceeding expectations.

12.To screw up —to do something badly or make a big mistake

Портить, портачить

You’d better not screw up this time.

13.Forewarned is forearmed – said to mean that if you know about something before it happens, you can be prepared for it

Предупрежден – значит вооружен

IВ was forewarned about the challenging negotiations with the new supplier, so IВ prepared extensively and managed toВ secure aВ favourable deal.

14.To hang in there – not to give up

Не сдаваться

IВ know things are tough but hang inВ there.

15.To flip-flop – to change plans completely

Полностью менять планы, мнение

If I were you, I wouldn’t rely on the person that flip-flops every time.

16.To get across an idea – to communicate effectively to convey the idea

Доносить идею

It was extremely difficult toВ get across my ideas.

17.Half-baked- not planned or considered carefully enough

Сырой

He’s always coming out with these half-baked ideas which will never work.

18.To face the music- toВ accept responsibility for something you haveВ done

Храбро встречать трудности или критику

You have toВ face the music eventually.

19.AВ glitch- aВ small fault or problem, especially one that stops something from working

Сбой, проблема

There are always glitches inВ the early blueprints.

20. In the pipeline —a plan, product,etc.that is in the pipeline is being discusses or prepared and will be produced or finished in the future

В разработке, в планах

The pay rise is inВ the pipeline.

21.To cut corners-to reduce costs at the expense ofВ quality

Экономить в ущерб качеству

The company decided toВ cut corners byВ using cheaper materials inВ the manufacturing process, but it ended up causing more quality control problems inВ the longВ run.