İş deyimleri - Business idioms

10/29/2010 00:00:00

yüzleşmek, kötü bir olayı kabullenmek, sıkıntıya katlanmak

We have to bite the bullet and admit the failure.

They decided to bite the bullet and work overtime to finish the project on time.

= to be apples and oranges

alakasız iki şeyi karşılaştırmak, yanlış mukayese etmek

You are comparing apples to oranges, being an engineer and being a teacher are totally different.

You shouldn't compare yourself with the other employees. These are apples and oranges.

rekabet dünyası

Show business is a dog-eat dog world. People do everything to eliminate the others.

One should do better than everyone else if he wants to gain a seat in big cities. It's dog-eat-dog world.

çözecek çok problem, yapacak çok iş olması, başedebileceğinden fazla yük

I can't go under this project alone; I already have a lot on my plate.

The designer rejected our offer saying that he has enough on his plate.

suçu başkasına atmak, kendi sorumluluğunu başkasına yüklemek

The manager tried to pass the buck to the workers but they all had the same responsibility in that.

Parents often pass the buck to the teacher when their kid misbehaves in the school.

patronun her dediğine evet diyen, dalkavuk

He doesn't admit he is a yes man but he can never object to the boss' directions.

Don't expect Recep to argue with the director; he is a yes man.