1. across the board – including everyone or everything 指全面地,表示事情会以同样方式影响所有人或事
例句:The computer company decided to give the workers an across-the-board increase in their salary.
2. bail a company out or bail out a company – to rescue a company that has financial problems 帮助一家公司摆脱困境
例句:The government bailed out the bank to maintain stability in the economy.
3. a ball park figure/estimate – a rough estimate or figure 一个大略的数字
例句:The contractor gave us a ball park figure for the cost of repairing the new building.
4. bang for the buck – value for the money spent 花最少钱取得最大效果
例句:We were able to get much bang for the buck when we advertised on the Internet.
5. bankroll someone/something – to supply someone with money, to finance someone 提供…资金
例句:The movie actor bankrolled his son while the son was producing his first movie.
6. bottom line –
(1)the central issue of a discussion, the main point 可以指在讨论过程中,最重要的一件事
例句:My friend wants to open a restaurant. However, the bottom line for me is that we need more research before I invest any money.
(2)the lowest amount of money that someone will accept 指在商务谈判中的可以被接受的最低价格
例句:Take this new offer to Sony, but 20,000 is our bottom line! We can’t go lower than that!
7. break even – to have expenses equal to profits 得失相当
例句:After three months the company was able to break even and begin to make a profit.
8. carve out a niche (for a product) – to create a product or market that nobody else has 开拓利基
例句:The company was able to carve out a niche for their product among university students.
9. cut corners – to economize, to try to spend less money. 找更方便或便宜的办法来做一件事
例句:We have been forced to economize on expenses during these severe economic times.
10 . cut one’s losses – to do something in order to stop losing additional money or time etc. 断掉某人的损失; 断尾求生
例句:We should sell the old machinery soon and try to cut our losses.