Idiom Attack Vol. 2 - Doing Business (German Edition): Idiom Attack, #2

By Peter Liptak

*** Idiom Attack 2 - Doing Business (German Edition) ***
Angriff der Redewendungen 2 - Geschäfte machen

Finally, a proven system to master Business English Idioms and speak like a native in the workplace...  
...without breaking the bank or wasting hours of your time, GUARANTEED!

English Idioms for ESL Learners: With 300+ Idioms in 25 Themed Chapters

Are you confused by common sayings in the English language? 
Discover the hidden meanings of English idioms to help you communicate with confidence.

Are you worried that you're missing out on the conversation? Do you want to strengthen your English language skills? 
As ESL educators, Peter Liptak, Matthew Douma, and Jay Douma have decades of teaching experience across the world... After helping classrooms full of students navigate the treacherous waters of the English language, they've created a series of books to help you too!

Idiom Attack 2: Doing Business (German Edition)
is a densely-packed resource that contains **300+ of the most common and relevant idioms** for living, loving and doing business in North America in both English and German. Through Idiom Attack, you'll discover definitions, contextualized examples, and practice questions. Before you know it, you'll be using English language idioms in your own everyday conversations like a native English speaker and impressing people with your business English.

In Idiom Attack, you'll discover:

• The three-step training process to help you quickly learn new concepts in English with translations in German
• Easy-to-follow sections separated by topic to help you find exactly what you're looking for
• Clear meme-like illustrations to help boost your memorization of idioms and their usage
• Convenient stories at the end of each chapter to improve your English retention and conversational abilities
• A collection of idioms commonly found in the workplace, and much, much more!

Idiom Attack is a must-have tool for ESL learners at intermediate and advanced levels. If you like easy-to-use guides, multi-format approaches to learning, and expert advice, then you'll love Peter Liptak, Matthew Douma, and Jay Douma's in-depth look at American idioms.

Baue deine Englisch-Kenntnisse mit wichtigen Redewendungen für die tägliche Konversation aus - durch einen dreischrittigen Trainingsprozess, durch den du mit Redewendungen vertraut wirst und sie täglich effektiv einzusetzen lernst!

• Stocke deinen Wortschatz mit 300 wichtigen Redewendungen auf!
• Mach dich bereit für 25 Themen mit alltäglichen Redewendungen!
• Lerne schnell durch ein Trainingsprogramm in drei Schritten!

Buy Idiom Attack to finally take part in the discussion today!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Peter Liptak
• Release date: Jun 26, 2019
• ISBN: 9781936342372

Peter Liptak

A born-and-bred mid-western boy, Peter is a poet, world traveler, cyclist and lover of language. He taught English to kids and adults in Korea for 20 years as a tutor, preschool teacher, and adjunct professor at Incheon University, and created Exile Press with its imprints Little Bear Books and Hungry Dictator Press. Exploring interests at the University of Minnesota, from Astronomy and Anthropology to Philosophy and Poetics, Peter learned new skills as a preschool teacher, waiter, dance instructor and massage therapist in school and has worked as an actor, teacher, copywriter and author since. While working and living in Seoul, he completed an MA in Korean History and using Korea as a source of linguistic inspiration, penned several books including the controversial book of Korean Slang: As much as a Rat's Tail, translated the scathing graphic novel The Great Successor - Kim Jong Un: a Political Cartoon, created the Idiom Attack series of ESL textbooks and passion projects including an Art/Poetry book Letters: Building an Alphabet with Art and Attitude and a series of children's early readers, including Teddy's Day and Teddy's Camp. Now living in Minneapolis with his wife and three little ones, Peter continues publishing, while copywriting at The Writer’s Ink. Awards 2018     SILVER Winner Multicultural - Baek Seok: Poems of the North 2016     International Book Awards Gold Medal - Letters  2016     Illustration Award and Bronze Medal - The Great Successor 2016     Benjamin Franklin Awards: Silver Medal - Korean Slang: As much as a Rat’s Tail 2014     Korea Literature Translation Institute Grant: - translation of North Korea poet Baek Seok 2013     Benjamin Franklin Digital Awards: Silver - Teddy's Day HD 2012     Mom's Choice Awards: Gold Medals in Young Adult Poetry and Interactive eBooks for Letters and Teddy’s Day HD 2012     Mom's Choice Awards: Silver Medals - Teddy’s Day and Teddy’s Camp 2011     Midwest Book Awards: First Place in Children's Illustrated - Teddy's Day

Book preview

01 Bei der Arbeit

On the Job

Tina earns a living als Produzentin für eine große Filmgesellschaft in New York.

Tina earns a living as a producer for a big film company in New York.

earn a living

to earn money to survive; make a living.

seinen/ihren Lebensunterhalt verdienen.

*Synonym make a living.

Darf ich fragen, was Sie do for a living?

Do you mind if I ask you what you do for a living?

*This idiom is almost always used in a question form. The speaker often asks permission before asking such a personal question. This idiom represents the work that one mainly does to earn money to live.

Diese Redewendung wird fast immer in Frageform verwendet. Der Sprecher fragt oft um Erlaubnis, eine so persönliche Frage stellen zu dürfen. Diese Wendung bezieht sich auf die Arbeit, mit der man hauptsächlich seinen Lebensunterhalt verdient.

do for a living

to be one’s job.

beruflich machen.

Sam hat einen großartigen white-collar job. Er muss nie körperlich arbeiten und ist immer gut angezogen.

Sam has an excellent white-collar job. He never has to do any physical labor and he is always dressed up.

white-collar job

non-physical, office-related employment.

Bürojob, Schreibtischjob.

Die neue Autofabrik wird etwa 100 Bürojobs und bis zu 700 blue-collar jobs schaffen.

The new auto factory will provide about 100 new white-collar jobs and up to 700 blue-collar jobs.

blue-collar job

manual labor; physical work that is not related to an office environment.

körperliche Arbeit; Arbeit außerhalb eines Büroumfeldes.

Während des Sommers versuche ich zu clock in etwas früh, damit ich am Ende des Tages etwas früher gehen kann.

During the summer I try to clock in a bit early so that I can leave a little earlier at the end of the day.

clock in

to start work; to record one’s arrival time at work.

die Uhr stechen; den Arbeitsbeginn registrieren; die Arbeit beginnen.

*Synonym punch in.

Alice put in zwölf Stunden heute, weil sie gestern früh ging.

Alice put in twelve hours today because she left early yesterday.

put in

to devote time or effort at work; invest time in