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| Green collar | "Trabajador de cuello verde" Definition: a worker who is employed in the environmental sectors of the economy. Example: Marcus got a job as a recycling manager in Greenpeace. |
| (to) work down to the wire | "Trabajar hasta el último minuto." Definition: To work until the last possible moment. Example: Accountants work down to the wire on tax season. |
| Shape up or ship out | "O te acomodas o te vas" Definition: Either improve your performance or leave. Example: You are not delivering your reports on time. Shape up or ship out! |
| (to) drum up business | "Desarrollar y promover negocios" Definition: To try to increase business activity. Example: The sales are down this month. We need to drum up business by advertising. |
| Tricke-down economics | "Economías del goteo." Definition: Economic idea which states that increasing benefits to corporations can stimulate production in the overall economy. Example: There's a debate among economists and politicians on the long-term effects of trickle-down economics. |
| Uncharted waters | "Incursionar en situaciones desconocidas." Definition: To be in a situation that is unfamiliar. Example: If I were you I wouldn't put my money on that Stripper/Daycare bar. It is very risky doing business in uncharted waters. |
| Defiance | "Desafío" Definition: Daring resistance to any opposing force. Example: In defiance of all State regulations, the company has raised its prices by 60%. |
| (to) elicit | "Provocar, sacar." Definition: To draw or bring out or forth; educe; evoke. Example: Globalization has elicited the birth of new franchises over the last two decades. |
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