[영단어] 하루에 5개이상 Study Challenge - 11/03/2020

1. come to think of it (그러고보니)

- I just remembered

- i.e.) Come to think of it, I didn't sign up for the company holiday party

 

2. compare apples to oranges

- compare two unlike things to make an invalid comparison

- i.e.) you really shouldn't think that sales in a rural area would equal sales in some of the largest urban regions of the world. that's like comparing apples to oranges

 

3. compare apples to apples

- compare two similar things

- i.e.) in exploring options for expanding the company, the board of directors hired different architects to compare apples to apples about the cost of the expansion

 

4. corporate ladder (출세가도를 달리다)

- stages or structure of moving up in a large company or business

- i.e.) although he just graduated from college a few years ago, he already was targeted in the company to climb the corporate ladder quite quickly

 

5. corporate raider (M&A 용어로서 기업경영의 지배권 획득보다는 탈취의 협박을 가하고 취득한 주식을 고가로 매각함으로써 차익획득)

- a financier who makes a practice of making hostile takeover bids for companies, either to control their policies or to resell them for a profit

- i.e.) our company was not doing as well as expected, so the corporate raider offered a purchase price

 

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www.talktocanada.com/blog/101-business-idioms-from-the-wall-street-journal-to-boost-your-esl-skills-and-to-gain-language-fluency