Business Idioms🔍
1. to make the most of something 盡其所能
ex: I'll make the most of it by running some errands.
我會充分利用時間去辦些事情。
2. to let one off the hook 放人一馬/卸去責任
ex: I almost got blamed for losing the new client, but the boss let me off the hook.
我差點因丟了新客戶而完蛋，但老闆沒跟我計較。
3. patch things up 和解/彌補關係
ex: Harry tried to patch things up with Betty after she stormed out of the sales meeting.
Betty負氣離開銷售會議後，Harry試圖向她道歉 。
4. labor of love 無怨無悔/心甘情願
ex: My uncle's antique shop is a labor of love.
我是心甘情願到我叔叔的骨董店做事。
5. corner the market(corner the __ marker/corner the market __) 壟斷/稱霸市場
ex: Atari had cornered the video game market until Nintendo introduced Super Mario.
雅達利壟斷了遊戲市場，直到任天堂推出超級瑪利歐。
6. take the bull by the horns 面對挑戰 不畏艱難
ex: We need to take the bull by the horns and figure out how to get our company out of debt.
我們要不畏艱難，想辦法幫公司消除債務。
7. butter someone up 拍馬屁
ex: Larry has been buttering up the boss for months, so he was surprised when he didn't get the promotion.
Larry這幾個月來都在奉承老闆，所以當他沒有得到晉升時，感到很訝異。
8. a solid grasp on something or of something 好好掌握某事或某物
ex: Do you have a solid grasp on anything?
你擅長什麼?
9. have a lot on one's plate 背負許多工作或責任
ex: Do you want to take on that new client I met at the expo? Sorry, I have too much plate already.
你想接我在博覽會認識的那個新客戶嗎? 抱歉，我滿了，真的無法收。
10. go the extra mile 多走一哩路 更多的付出
ex: She always goes the extra mile for her coworkers.
她總是為同事付出很多。
11. make headway 趕進度
ex: We really need to make headway on this project before the new year.
我們真的需要在新的一年之前在這個專案取得新的進展。
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