57个在商务谈判和工作交流中必须知道英文成语

外贸人有时候需要商务谈判，谈判并不容易，但如果你不是英语为母语人士，谈判就更难了。了解常见的表达方式可以帮助你占得先机。

还有一种情况是：你会不会觉得有时候你的客户群说话都是谜语？了解下面这些交流成语会帮助你跟上他们的步伐。

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30个关于谈判和协议的成语Idioms

第10892号英文短句/话术模板：商务谈判和工作交流中的英文成语——谈判和协议（30个）

The speaker was just beating around the bush and never said anything important.
谈论某事而不直接回答
We will bend over backward if the other party is committed.
尽力而为，特别是要做到公平和助人。
After insisting for months, the manager caved into his demands.
压力下屈服；让步
You’re the boss here – you get to call the shots.
作为控制局势和/或做出决定的人。
When I first met him I didn’t like him but I’ve changed my mind.
改变你的决定
The salesman came in high during the negotiations and could not sell his product.
The company came in low with an offer for our product.
收取过多/过少的服务费，要求的价格过高/过低。
The participants seem unable to find common ground on the issue of the environment.
同意某事，分享意见或利益
The questions were endless and we were unable to cover much ground during the meeting.
谈论某事的重要事实和细节
The union was flexible on the salary issue but they drew the line at talking about health benefits.
为自己愿意做的事或接受的事设定一个限度。
Our boss said that wages would improve soon but he never followed through with his promise.
遵循约定，遵守承诺
She got the short end of the stick in the deal.
处于不利的境地，受到某件事情的不良影响。
My grandfather was such a hard-nosed businessman.
坚强、固执或不妥协。
She has a card up her sleeve if they ever try to fire her since she knows about all those secret business practices.
对战略进行保密，以备不时之需。
I kept looking over to see if she was impressed, but she wore a poker face throughout the presentation.
茫然的，没有感情的表情，不表示一个人的想法或意图。
After hours of fierce negotiations, the president got the upper hand.
优势、权力和/或控制地位
I know she really wants the promotion, but she really hit me below the belt by telling the boss about my personal problems.
不公平地针对某人的弱点或脆弱性
Management holds all the cards when it comes to the negotiations over job cuts.
处于对某人或某物的权力或控制地位。
The election is in the bag.
一定/一定会赢得、实现或获得的。
You deserve honesty, so I’m going to lay my cards on the table: I can’t offer you this job, but we may have another position that you’d be good for.
直言不讳，直言不讳；透露一些你一直隐瞒的东西，如你的、意图、意见等。
We had no contract; it was done by a gentleman’s agreement.
基于双方或各方信任的安排或谅解，而不是具有法律约束力。
I’ll agree to some of your requests if you’ll meet me halfway and allow me to implement some of my ideas.
与人妥协，通常是在争论或分歧中妥协
Many consumers are still on the fence, waiting for a less expensive computer to come along.
未决定；无法作出决定。
He’s a nice guy, but he can play hardball when he needs to.
为了得到自己想要的东西，要有坚定的决心。
As a manager, you have to put your foot down sometimes, or your staff will walk all over you.
使用你的权威；在你的立场或决定上要有弹性
(a) Why are you second-guessing me now? You agreed with this strategy just yesterday!
追溯性地质疑或怀疑某人或某事
(b) He had to second-guess what the environmental regulations would be in five years’ time.
试图预测某事将如何发生或某人将做什么。
Why don’t you sleep on the offer and let us know your decision in the morning?
将一项决定推迟到第二天，以便人们有更多的时间考虑。
I kept trying to get our boss to find a bigger office, but she stood her ground.
拒绝改变意见或屈服
I’ve done everything I could. The ball is in your court now.
现在轮到你做决定或采取行动了
Andrea was about to play her trump card – without her signature, none of the money could be released.
一种资源，用于获得比别人更多的优势，通常是通过持有，然后在适当的时候使用。
Yes, we did have our disagreements but that’s water under the bridge now.
过去的问题，他们不担心，因为这些问题发生在很久以前，现在无法改变。