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Úspěch - Příležitosti

Prozkoumejte anglická idiomy týkající se příležitostí s příklady jako "gravy train" a "grease the skids".

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English idioms related to Success
to [miss] a trick

to fail to take advantage of an opportunity

propásnout příležitost, nevyužít šanci

propásnout příležitost, nevyužít šanci

Ex: The company missed a trick by ignoring online sales. 
second bite (at|to) the cherry

another opportunity for one to do or achieve something one previously failed at

druhá šance, další pokus

druhá šance, další pokus

Ex: After failing the first interview, he got a second bite at the cherry. 
to [leave] the door open for {sth}

to make sure that there is still a possibility or chance for something to be done or achieved at a later time

nechat otevřenou možnost, ponechat šanci

nechat otevřenou možnost, ponechat šanci

Ex: The manager left the door open for future negotiations. 
to [grease] the skids

to make a process easier and more successful by providing support or taking action to overcome obstacles or resistance

usnadnit cestu, prošlapat cestu

usnadnit cestu, prošlapat cestu

Ex: The new funding helped grease the skids for the project. 
to [prepare] the [ground] for {sth}

to make the necessary preparations for an event or situation

připravit půdu, vytvořit podmínky

připravit půdu, vytvořit podmínky

Ex: The talks prepared the ground for a peace agreement. 
the streets of {sw} [are] paved with gold

used to mean that a specific place provides many opportunities to become wealthy and successful with little effort

tam tečou peníze proudem, tam se dá snadno zbohatnout

tam tečou peníze proudem, tam se dá snadno zbohatnout

Ex: He thought the streets of New York were paved with gold. 
gravy train
gravy train
[Podstatné jméno]

a situation in which making a lot of money becomes possible with minimal time or effort

snadný kšeft, pohodlný zdroj peněz

snadný kšeft, pohodlný zdroj peněz

Ex: That government contract became a real gravy train for them. 
golden ticket
golden ticket
[Podstatné jméno]

a special opportunity that seems to guarantee success

Ex: The scholarship felt like a golden ticket. 
to [land] in {one's} lap

to suddenly become someone's responsibility or problem

Ex: The whole project landed in her lap after the manager quit. 
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