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ballparkfigure/estimate
aroughestimateorfigure
Thecontractorgaveusaballparkfigureforthecostofrepairingthenewbuilding.
bangforthebuck
valueforthemoneyspent
WewereabletogetabigbangforourbuckwhenweadvertisedontheInternet.
banker'
shours
shortworkhours
Mysister'
shusbandownshisowncompanyandisabletoworkbanker'
shourswithhislargestaff.
Bean-counter
anaccountant
Weaskedthebean-counterstolookoverthefiguresinthenewbudget.
biggun/cheese/wheel/wig
animportantperson,aleader
Thenewdirectorwasabigwheelinhispreviouscompanybutisnotsoimportantnow.
bottomfallout/dropout
tofallbelowanearlierlowestprice
Whenthebottomfelloutofthecoffeemarketmanycompanieshadtostopdoingbusiness.
bottomline
thetotal,thefinalfigureonabalancesheet
Whentheyexaminedthebottomlineofthecompanytheydecidednottoinvestinit.
bottomout
reachthelowestorworstpointofsomething
Thevalueofthestockhasbeguntobottomoutandshouldsoonbegintoincreaseinvalue.
boys/meninthebackroom
agroupofmenmakingdecisionsbehindthescenes
Theboysinthebackroomtoldusthatwemustclosedownthefactoryassoonaspossible.
breakeven
haveexpensesequaltoprofits
Afteronlythreemonthsthecompanywasabletobreakevenandstartmakingprofits.
budgetsqueeze/crunch
asituationwherethereisnotenoughmoneyinthebudget
Wehavebeengoingthroughaseverebudgetsqueezeatourcompanyandmustbegintostopspendingmoneyinawastefulmanner.
buyoff
useagiftormoneytodivertsomeonefromtheirdutyorpurpose
Thelanddevelopertriedtobuyoffthepoliticianbuthewasnotsuccessful.
buyout
buytheownershiporadecisiveshareofsomething
Thecompanywasboughtoutbyanotherlargecompanyinthetextileindustry.
calculatedrisk
anactionthatmayfailbuthasagoodchancetosucceed
Theytookacalculatedriskwhentheyintroducedthenewcomputerscreenontothemarket.
captainofindustry
atopcorporationofficer
Thepresidentofourcompanywasacaptainofindustryandafterheretiredhewasappointedtomanygovernmentboards.
carryover
saveforanothertime
WewereforcedtocarryoverthesaletotheMondayafterthenationalholiday.
transfer(afigure)fromonecolumnorbooktoanother
Ourcompanyisstillfacingdifficulttimesandwewillhavetocarryoverlastyear'
slossestothisyear.
carrytheday
wincompletely
Thepresident'
snewideacarriedthedayandeveryonesupportedhimenergetically.
carrythrough
putintoaction
Thesteelcompanycarriedthroughtheirplantorestructurealloftheiroperations.
closeout
sellthewholeofsomething,sellallthegoods
Theydecidedtocloseoutthestoreandsellalloftheremainingstockverycheap.
closethebooks
stoptakingorders,endabookkeepingperiod
TheyusuallyclosethebooksattheendofFebruaryeveryyear.
coldcall
callapotentialcustomerfromalistofpersonsonehasneverseen
Whenhefirststartedtoworkathiscompanyhewasaskedtomakecoldcallsusingthetelephonebook.
comeonstrong
overwhelmwithexcessivelystronglanguageorpersonality
Thesalesmancameontoostrongatthemeetingandangeredtheothermembersoftheteam.
companyman
apersonwhoalwaysworkshardandagreeswithhisemployees
Myfatherwasatruecompanymanandwasalwaysputtinginanextraeffortforhiscompany.
companytown
atowndominatedbyoneindustryorcompany
Whenthecoalminecloseddownthecompanytownfacedsevereeconomictimes.
cutback
usefeweroruseless
Thecompanyhasbeencuttingbackonentertainmentexpensesforoverayearnow.
cutcorners
economize
Wehavebeenforcedtoeconomizeonstationaryexpensesduringthesesevereeconomictimes.
cutoff
interruptorstop
Thespeechofthepresidentwascutoffwhentheelectricitywentoffinthebuilding.
cutone'
slosses
dosomethingtostoplosingmoneyorsomething
Weshouldselltheoldmachineryassoonaspossibleandtryandcutourlosses.
deliverthegoods
succeedindoingwellwhatisexpected
Thenewownerofthecompanyisnotverypopularbutheisabletodeliverthegoods.
double-check
checksomethingagaintoconfirm
Wewereunabletodouble-checkthecostsofthenewproductsbeforethepricelistwasprinted.
facevalue
theofficialworthortrustofsomething
Althoughthefacevalueofthepostagestampwasverylowitsoldattheauctionformuchmoney.
fairplay
justice,equalandrightactiontosomeone
Thecompanyisverygoodtoworkforastheyalwaysusefairplaywhentheyarebargainingwiththeiremployees.
figureout
findananswerbythinkingaboutsomething
Everyoneinourcompanyistryingtofigureoutwhatourbossisgoingtodowiththenewequipment.
fillthebill
bejustwhatisneeded
Thatnewmachineshouldfillthebillastowhatweneedtofinishthejob.
fingerinthepie
involvedinwhatishappening,receivingmoneyforsomething
Thenewmanagerhashisfingerinthepieinallaspectsofourcompany'
sbusiness.
gainground
goforward,makeprogress
Ourcompanyhasbeengaininggroundinourattempttobethebestintheindustry.
getabreak
getanopportunityorgooddeal
Wewereabletogetabreakonthepriceofthepaintandsavedalotofmoney.
getofftheground
makeasuccessfulbeginning,goahead
Wewereunabletogetthenewproductoffthegroundandwillhavetowaituntilnextyear.
givesomeonethegreenlight
givepermissiontogoaheadwithaproject
Ourbossgaveusthegreenlighttobeginworkonthenewsalespromotion.
gopublic
sellsharesofaprivatelyownedcompanytothepublic
ThestockoftheInternetcompanyroseveryquicklywhentheywentpublic.
gothroughwith
finish,doasplannedoragreed
Wehavedecidednottogothroughwithourplanstolaunchthenewproductuntilwehavesolvedallofitsproblems.
hardsell
sellsomethingbybeingveryaggressive
Thecarsalesmangaveusahardsellsowedecidedtogotoanotherdealer.
headswillroll
someonewillbepunished
Headswillrollwhenourbosslearnsaboutthemoneythatwehavelostrecently.
inblackandwhite
inwriting
Thecompanyrefusedtodealwiththecustomer'
scomplaintsuntiltheysawtheminblackandwhite.
inchargeof
incontrolof,responsiblefor
Mysisterhasbeeninchargeofbuyingsuppliesathercompanyformanyyears.
inshortsupply
notenough,inlessthantheamountornumberneeded
Experiencedcomputerprogrammersareinshortsupplyatourcompany.
instock
havesomethingreadytoselloruse
Theydidn'
thaveanycomputerprinterribbonsinstockatthestore.
intheblack
successfulormakingmoney
Thenewcompanyhasbeenintheblackforoverayearnow.
inthelongrun
inthefinalresult
Thecompanyhasbeenlosingmoneyrecentlybutinthelongruntheyshoulddoverywell.
inthemarketfor
readytobuysomething
Wehavebeeninthemarketforanewcomputerforalongtimebutstillwehaven'
tboughtone.
inthered
losingmoney,unprofitable
Thecompanybegantogointotheredwhenthepriceofoilbegantoriserapidly.
intheworks
inpreparation,beingplannedorworkedon
Thecameracompanyhasanewautomaticcameraintheworksbutnobodyknowsaboutityet.
jackup
makeapricehigher
Thesteelcompaniesdecidedtojackupthepriceofsteelatthebeginningoftheyear.
keepbooks
keeprecordsofmoneygainedandspent
Thenewassistanttothesalesmanagerhasnoexperiencekeepingbooksandhasmademanymistakes.
keeptrackof
keepacountorrecord,stayinformed
Theyhavebeenmakingagreatefforttokeeptrackofthenumberofvisitorstotheirstore.
kickback
moneypaidillegallyforfavourabletreatment
Theconstructioncompanywastakentocourtforgivingkickbackstothel
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