11 ñëåíãîâûõ âûðàæåíèé è èäèîì àíãëèéñêîãî ÿçûêà, èñïîëüçóåìûõ â ðàáî÷åé îáñòàíîâêå: 1. To axe ...

11 ñëåíãîâûõ âûðàæåíèé è èäèîì àíãëèéñêîãî ÿçûêà, èñïîëüçóåìûõ â ðàáî÷åé îáñòàíîâêå:

1. To axe someone

Íå ïîäóìàéòå, íèêòî íèêîãî óáèâàòü òîïîðîì íå ñîáèðàåòñÿ! Çíà÷åíèå ýòîé àíãëèéñêîé èäèîìû âñåãî ëèøü «óâîëèòü, ñîêðàòèòü ñ ðàáî÷åãî ìåñòà».

Íàïðèìåð:

Jane got axed because she was stealing constantly from a shop.

Ivan was axed because he was found using social networks during working hours.

2. Back to the drawing board

Äàííàÿ èäèîìà àíãëèéñêîãî ÿçûêà îçíà÷àåò «íà÷èíàòü âñå ñíà÷àëà». Êîãäà âàø ïðîåêò íå ïðèíèìàþò, èëè êóðñîâóþ ðàáîòó çàáðàêîâàëè è âàì ïðèõîäèòñÿ íà÷èíàòü âñå çàíîâî, ñìåëî èñïîëüçóåòå ýòó èäèîìó â ðàçãîâîðå îá ýòîì.

Íàïðèìåð:

I got to go back to the drawing board, my paper was not approved.

I worked really hard on this project, but my boss rejected it, so now I have to get back to the drawing board.

3. Back to the salt mines

Äîñëîâíî ïåðåâîäèòñÿ êàê «âåðíóòüñÿ â ñîëÿíûå øàõòû», òî åñòü, ê «òÿæåëîé» ðàáîòå. Äîâîëüíî ïîïóëÿðíàÿ àíãëèéñêàÿ èäèîìà, ñ íåìíîãî þìîðèñòè÷åñêèì è âåñåëûì ïîäòåêñòîì.

Íàïðèìåð:

It was nice to see you, but now I got to get back to the salt mines, customers won’t wait.

4. Blue collar worker

Ïåðåâîäèòñÿ êàê «ðàáîòíèê ñ ñèíèì âîðîòíèêîì», òî åñòü, ÷åëîâåê ðàáî÷åé ïðîôåññèè.

Ñóùåñòâóþò òàêæå ïîíÿòèÿ white collar worker – îôèñíûé ðàáîòíèê, è pink collar worker – ðàáîòíèê ñôåðû òîðãîâëè, ïðîäàæ.

Íàïðèìåð:

This place is full of blue collar workers.

My sister is a pink collar worker. She works in a very expensive shop.

5. Deadwood

Ñëåíãîâîå ñëîâî, êîòîðûì íàçûâàþò ëèáî íè íà ÷òî íå ñïîñîáíîãî ÷åëîâåêà, ëèáî áåñïîëåçíóþ âåùü, íå ïðèíîñÿùóþ äîõîäà.

Íàïðèìåð:

I believe, John is a complete deadwood to the company, he should be axed.

6. Bust one’s buns

Ýòà ôðàçà îçíà÷àåò «óñåðäíî òðóäèòüñÿ». Åñëè âàì èçâåñòíî åå ïðîèñõîæäåíèå, ïîäåëèòåñü èíôîðìàöèåé â êîììåíòàõ ;)

Íàïðèìåð:

I have busted my buns for entire week on this project.

7. Bumped up

Ýòî ñëåíãîâîå âûðàæåíèå èìååò çíà÷åíèå «ïîëó÷èòü ïîâûøåíèå, ïðèáàâêó ê çàðïëàòå».

Íàïðèìåð:

I got bumped up to vice president.

Congratulate me! I got bumped up, so now I can afford to buy a nice car for myself.

8. Carve out a niche

Äàííîå âûðàæåíèå ìîæíî ïåðåâåñòè êàê «óäîáíî óñòðîèòüñÿ, âûáèòü ñåáå ïîäõîäÿùåå ìåñòî», ñôîêóñèðîâàòüñÿ íà î÷åíü óçêîì ñåãìåíòå ðàáîòû, ñ êîòîðûì íå êàæäûé ìîæåò ñïðàâèòüñÿ.

Íàïðèìåð:

I have carved out a niche for myself in this project.

9. Desk Jokey

Ýòî ñëåíãîâîå âûðàæåíèå îïèñûâàåò ÷åëîâåêà, êîòîðûé íà ðàáîòå ïîñòîÿííî òîð÷èò ó êîìïüþòåðà, íå ïðîÿâëÿåò íèêàêîé àêòèâíîñòè.

Íàïðèìåð:

I am too tired to be a desk jokey. I think I need a new job for myself.

10. Dog eat dog world

Òàêîé àíãëèéñêîé èäèîìîé ìîæíî îïèñàòü íàø æåñòîêèé ìèð, ãäå âûæèâàåò ñèëüíåéøèé. Òî åñòü, èíîãäà íóæíî áûòü êðàéíå àãðåññèâíûì è ñìûøëåíûì, ÷òîáû ïðîáèòüñÿ âïåðåä.

Íàïðèìåð:

- Have you heard about Josef’s promotion? It’s not fair!

- Dog eat dog world, you know.

11. Fly by night operations

Òàê íàçûâàþò íåíàäåæíóþ êîìïàíèþ, êîòîðàÿ âåäåò íå÷åñòíûé áèçíåñ è ñòàðàåòñÿ ïîëó÷èòü ëåãêóþ ïðèáûëü.

Íàïðèìåð:

Hey, don’t buy any products from that company, because that company is one of those fly by night operations.