BUSINESS Idioms every day
«close the books» = stop taking orders, end a bookkeeping period
>They usually close the books at the end of February every year.
«cold call» = call a potential customer from a list of persons one has never seen
>When he first started to work at his company he was asked to make cold calls using the telephone book.
«come on strong» = overwhelm with excessively strong language or personality
> The salesman came on too strong at the meeting and angered the other members of the team.
«cut back» = use fewer or use less
>The company has been cutting back on entertainment expenses for over a year now.
«cut corners» = economize
>We have been forced to economize on stationary expenses during these severe economic times.
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bookkeeping period — бухгалтерский период
to overwhelm — ‚əʋvər’welm — 1. ошеломлять, потрясать, поражать; 2. переполнять, овладевать (чувствах)
excessively — ɪk’sesɪvlɪ — излишне, непомерно,чересчур
