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Vliv a Zúčastnění - Priority

Zjistěte, jak anglické idiomy jako „on the back burner“ a „get down to mosazné cvočky“ souvisí s prioritou v angličtině.

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English idioms related to Influence & Involvement
back burner
[Podstatné jméno]

a state of low priority where something is set aside to be dealt with later

na vedlejší kolej, do pozadí

na vedlejší kolej, do pozadí

Ex: The idea on the back burner for now , but I ’ll revisit it later .

to have more interesting or important matters to deal with

Ex: Dealing with this minor customer request is not a priority ; have better fish to catch, such as resolving a major service outage .

to begin talking about basic or important facts of a situation

Ex: I 'm not interested in all the theoretical discussions , I just want get down to brass tacks.

used when one has to focus on the simplest and most important facts of a situation, particularly those that one was ignoring, in order to get the intended result

second banana
[Podstatné jméno]

an individual who is not as important or influential as someone else in an organization

druhá houska, druhé včelstvo

druhá houska, druhé včelstvo

Ex: The CEO is the face of the company , but the COO is second banana who makes sure the company runs smoothly .
second fiddle
[Podstatné jméno]

a person who does not receive as much attention or is not as influential as someone else in a group or organization

druhá housle, druhá violina

druhá housle, druhá violina

Ex: He 's always been second fiddle to his younger brother , but he 's finally starting to come into his own .

to be placed in a less important or weaker position compared to that of someone else

Ex: With the advent of digital photography , film photography taken a back seat in the photography industry .

used to state that there are more important things that one must do or consider before trying to deal with other things

Ex: Once we get down to the nitty-gritty , we 'll see that there are a few different options available to us , first things first.

in the position of utmost importance or high priority

Ex: What do you think at the top of the agenda for today 's meeting ?

something that is not being thought about or considered, often due to more pressing or immediate concerns

Ex: Quitting his job the last thing on his mind, but he 's not happy here .
second best
[Podstatné jméno]

an alternative that is not as fulfilling or desirable as other options that one has

druhá nejlepší varianta, druhá nejlepší volba

druhá nejlepší varianta, druhá nejlepší volba

Ex: John aimed to win the competition , but he ended up in second place , second best.

to not have the same importance or urgency as something else

to see something as extremely necessary or important

front burner
[Podstatné jméno]

a state of high priority where something is dealt with immediately or given the most attention

přední sporák, vysoká priorita

přední sporák, vysoká priorita

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