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Beteende och Tillvägagångssätt - Framsynthet och Försiktighet

Upptäck hur engelska idiomatiska uttryck som "ta stock av" och "en regnig dag" relaterar till förutseende och försiktighet på engelska.

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English idioms related to Behavior & Approach
[ace|card] up {one's} sleeve
ace up one's sleeve
[Fras]

a secret advantage that a person can use when the need arises

Ex: The small company survived because it had an ace up its sleeve: loyal customers.
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to [cover] {one's} [ass]
to cover one's ass
[Fras]

to save a person from receiving criticism, punishment, blame, etc.

Ex: She forwarded the warning to her boss to cover her ass.
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to [cover] {one's} back
to cover one's back
[Fras]

to take action in order to save a person from being criticized, punished, blamed, etc.

Ex: The report covered the department's back by showing that the risks had been flagged months earlier.
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to [cut] {one's} losses
to cut one's losses
[Fras]

to no longer partake in a failing business, activity, etc. to prevent further damage or losses

Ex: The campaign was going nowhere, so the party cut its losses and changed strategy.
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a rainy day
a rainy day
[Fras]

a time of financial difficulty or a period of challenge

Ex: Don't spend the whole bonus; save some of it for a rainy day.
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eye (on|to|for) the main chance
eye on the main chance
[Fras]

a willingness to use any given opportunity or situation to one's advantage

Ex: His charm was real, but there was always an eye to the main chance behind it.
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to [nip] {sth} in the bud
to nip something in the bud
[Fras]

to immediately prevent something, particularly something problematic, before it has time to develop

Ex: If we ignore this small error now, it will grow; let's nip it in the bud.
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to [stop] the rot
to stop the rot
[Fras]

to prevent something from developing into something worse

Ex: If we fix the first few leaks, we can stop the rot before the whole system breaks down.
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to [strike] while the iron [is] hot
to strike while the iron is hot
[Fras]

to take action while the opportunity exists

Ex: The store offered a big discount for one day only, so we struck while the iron was hot.
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to [take] stock of {sth}
to take stock of something
[Fras]

to carefully examine a situation before making a final decision

Ex: It's too early to choose a strategy; we should take stock first.
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[know|see|find out] which (way|direction) the wind [blow]
know which way the wind blow
[Fras]

to realize how a situation is about to develop in order to be able to properly prepare for any potential problems or changes that one might encounter

Ex: We need to know which way the wind is blowing before we make plans for next year.
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to [think] twice
to think twice
[Fras]

to think about something very carefully before doing it

Ex: The heavy fine made drivers think twice about parking there.
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