Idiom Attack Vol. 2: Doing Business (Spanish Edition): Ataque de Modismos 2 - Haciendo negocios

Idiom Attack 2 - Doing Business (Spanish Edition): Ataque de Modismos 2 - Haciendo negocios Idiom Attack 2 - Doing Business (Spanish Edition) Ataque de Modismos 2 - Haciendo negocios How to talk your way through idiom-infested waters Swim with the natives without fear of an "Idiom Attack" • Add 300 key idioms to your arsenal! • Be ready for 25 topics with day-to-day idioms! • Learn quickly with a three-step training process! Nada con los nativos sin temer un "Ataque de Modismos" • ¡Añade 300 modismos claves a tu arsenal! • ¡Prepárate en 25 temas con modismos cotidianos! • ¡Aprende rápidamente con un método de tres pasos! Upgrade your English skills with idioms essential for daily conversation through a three-step training process that lets you to become familiar with and effectively use idioms every day! ¡Mejora tu nivel de inglés con modismos esenciales para la conversación diaria gracias a un método de tres pasos que te permite familiarizarte con los modismos y utilizarlos diariamente en forma eficaz! Idioms represent the most colorful language used in everyday conversation yet tend to be the most difficult for foreign learners to understand and for teachers to convey. Idiom Attack is a collection of 300 North American idioms in common usage today, arranged in an easy to read and understand format. 25 topical chapters provide easy access for intermediate to advanced students of English. Only the most useful idioms and phrasal expressions are included, with meanings in both English and Chinese for comparison. Example sentences provide contextual support for more in depth understanding and practical application and stories challenge learners with the application of language with follow-up comprehension questions designed to coax them to use the target language. Finally, discussion questions encourage deeper dialogue and practice with opportunities for reading, writing, listening and speaking. Check out our site at www.idiomattack. com Idiom Attack 2 Doing Business Table of Contents Getting Used to Idioms Preface How to Use This Book On the Job earn a living / do for a living / white-collar job / blue-collar job / clock in / put in / call it quits / open up shop / graveyard shift / close up shop / get off / get red / work like a dog / workaholic / short-handed / get laid off The Job Market working stiff / put in for / on the job / headhunter / do business (with) / set up shop / stay a oat / go under / lay off / go out of business / household name / in the market / on the market / go on strike The Rat Race on the run / run (around) in circles / on the move / rat race / dog-eat-dog / in a rut / keep up with the Joneses / treading water / the same old grind / back to the salt mines / couch potato/ creature comforts Points in Time from now on / from time to time / in a while / in time (to) / over and over (again) / for a while / for the time being / on time / one of these days / around the clock / for good / sooner or later Making Progress make headway / coming along / keep up (with) / gain ground / so far, so good / fall behind / on a roll / underway / gain steam / take shape Production made to order / crank out / go through / collect dust / off the rack / turn out / bring out / run low (on) / cut down (on) / pack rat / run out (of) / use up Getting it Going inch along / on the fly / in a rush / be pressed for time / hurry up / step on it / helter-skelter / get a move on / on the double / pick up / slow down / at a snail’s pace / spur of the moment Delays, Interruptions & Waiting sit on / put off / kill time / tied up / run late / hold on / put something on the back burner / be held up / wait out / be with someone The Numbers Game all told / be left / pile up / come up short / or so / at (the) least / at (the) most / a number of / the lion’s share / in round numbers / a drop in the bucket / in its entirety Money Matters two bits / pay (someone) back / cash in / carry over payment / make out a ch