{"id":12996,"date":"2025-08-27T09:00:38","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T07:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zinaida-english.mamchenkov.net\/blog\/?p=12996"},"modified":"2025-05-17T21:18:17","modified_gmt":"2025-05-17T19:18:17","slug":"collocations-business-conversation-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zinaida-english.mamchenkov.net\/blog\/archives\/12996","title":{"rendered":"Collocations: business conversation (2)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.contentstack.io\/v3\/assets\/blta87d7fbaeaa63272\/bltb65febfbc839fa43\/661ee623e9e603b21c3931b9\/business_English_vocabulary.jpeg?auto=webp&amp;format=pjpg&amp;quality=80&amp;\" alt=\"business_English_vocabulary.jpeg\" \/>challenge somebody directly (\u0431\u0440\u043e\u0441\u0438\u0442\u044c \u043a\u043e\u043c\u0443-\u0442\u043e \u043f\u0440\u044f\u043c\u043e\u0439 \u0432\u044b\u0437\u043e\u0432 \/ \u043d\u0430\u043f\u0440\u044f\u043c\u0443\u044e \u043e\u0441\u043f\u043e\u0440\u0438\u0442\u044c \u043a\u043e\u0433\u043e-\u0442\u043e)<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>He wasn&#8217;t afraid to challenge his boss directly during the meeting. (\u041e\u043d \u043d\u0435 \u043f\u043e\u0431\u043e\u044f\u043b\u0441\u044f \u043d\u0430\u043f\u0440\u044f\u043c\u0443\u044e \u043e\u0441\u043f\u043e\u0440\u0438\u0442\u044c \u0441\u0432\u043e\u0435\u0433\u043e \u043d\u0430\u0447\u0430\u043b\u044c\u043d\u0438\u043a\u0430 \u043d\u0430 \u0441\u043e\u0432\u0435\u0449\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0438.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>plead ignorance (\u0441\u043e\u0441\u043b\u0430\u0442\u044c\u0441\u044f \u043d\u0430 \u043d\u0435\u0437\u043d\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435 \/ \u043f\u0440\u0438\u0442\u0432\u043e\u0440\u0438\u0442\u044c\u0441\u044f \u043d\u0435\u0437\u043d\u0430\u044e\u0449\u0438\u043c)<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>When asked about the mistake, she pleaded ignorance. (\u041a\u043e\u0433\u0434\u0430 \u0435\u0451 \u0441\u043f\u0440\u043e\u0441\u0438\u043b\u0438 \u043e\u0431 \u043e\u0448\u0438\u0431\u043a\u0435, \u043e\u043d\u0430 \u0441\u043e\u0441\u043b\u0430\u043b\u0430\u0441\u044c \u043d\u0430 \u043d\u0435\u0437\u043d\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>complain bitterly (\u0433\u043e\u0440\u044c\u043a\u043e \/ \u0441\u0438\u043b\u044c\u043d\u043e \u0436\u0430\u043b\u043e\u0432\u0430\u0442\u044c\u0441\u044f)<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>The customers complained bitterly about the poor service. (\u041a\u043b\u0438\u0435\u043d\u0442\u044b \u0441\u0438\u043b\u044c\u043d\u043e \u0436\u0430\u043b\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043b\u0438\u0441\u044c \u043d\u0430 \u043f\u043b\u043e\u0445\u043e\u0435 \u043e\u0431\u0441\u043b\u0443\u0436\u0438\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>drop a hint (\u043d\u0430\u043c\u0435\u043a\u043d\u0443\u0442\u044c \/ \u0441\u0434\u0435\u043b\u0430\u0442\u044c \u043d\u0430\u043c\u0451\u043a)<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>He dropped a hint that he might be leaving the company soon. (\u041e\u043d \u043d\u0430\u043c\u0435\u043a\u043d\u0443\u043b, \u0447\u0442\u043e, \u0432\u043e\u0437\u043c\u043e\u0436\u043d\u043e, \u0441\u043a\u043e\u0440\u043e \u0443\u0439\u0434\u0451\u0442 \u0438\u0437 \u043a\u043e\u043c\u043f\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0438.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>tell by the tone of somebody&#8217;s voice (\u043f\u043e\u043d\u044f\u0442\u044c \u043f\u043e \u0442\u043e\u043d\u0443 \u0447\u044c\u0435\u0433\u043e-\u0442\u043e \u0433\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0441\u0430)<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>I could tell by the tone of her voice that she was upset. (\u042f \u043c\u043e\u0433 \u043f\u043e\u043d\u044f\u0442\u044c \u043f\u043e \u0442\u043e\u043d\u0443 \u0435\u0451 \u0433\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0441\u0430, \u0447\u0442\u043e \u043e\u043d\u0430 \u0440\u0430\u0441\u0441\u0442\u0440\u043e\u0435\u043d\u0430.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>have a word with somebody (\u043f\u043e\u0433\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0440\u0438\u0442\u044c \u0441 \u043a\u0435\u043c-\u0442\u043e \/ \u043e\u0431\u0441\u0443\u0434\u0438\u0442\u044c \u0447\u0442\u043e-\u0442\u043e \u043a\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0442\u043a\u043e)<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Can I have a word with you after the meeting? (\u041c\u043e\u0433\u0443 \u044f \u043f\u043e\u0433\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0440\u0438\u0442\u044c \u0441 \u0432\u0430\u043c\u0438 \u043f\u043e\u0441\u043b\u0435 \u0432\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0435\u0447\u0438?)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>make it clear (\u044f\u0441\u043d\u043e \u0434\u0430\u0442\u044c \u043f\u043e\u043d\u044f\u0442\u044c \/ \u043f\u0440\u043e\u044f\u0441\u043d\u0438\u0442\u044c)<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>He made it clear that he wasn\u2019t happy with the decision. (\u041e\u043d \u044f\u0441\u043d\u043e \u0434\u0430\u043b \u043f\u043e\u043d\u044f\u0442\u044c, \u0447\u0442\u043e \u043d\u0435 \u0434\u043e\u0432\u043e\u043b\u0435\u043d \u044d\u0442\u0438\u043c \u0440\u0435\u0448\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0435\u043c.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>change the subject (\u0441\u043c\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0442\u044c \u0442\u0435\u043c\u0443 \/ \u043f\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0432\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0438 \u0440\u0430\u0437\u0433\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0440 \u043d\u0430 \u0434\u0440\u0443\u0433\u0443\u044e \u0442\u0435\u043c\u0443)<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>I didn\u2019t want to discuss it, so I quickly changed the subject. (\u042f \u043d\u0435 \u0445\u043e\u0442\u0435\u043b \u044d\u0442\u043e \u043e\u0431\u0441\u0443\u0436\u0434\u0430\u0442\u044c, \u043f\u043e\u044d\u0442\u043e\u043c\u0443 \u0431\u044b\u0441\u0442\u0440\u043e \u0441\u043c\u0435\u043d\u0438\u043b \u0442\u0435\u043c\u0443.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>tell somebody the truth (\u0441\u043a\u0430\u0437\u0430\u0442\u044c \u043a\u043e\u043c\u0443-\u0442\u043e \u043f\u0440\u0430\u0432\u0434\u0443)<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>It&#8217;s always better to tell someone the truth, even if it\u2019s hard. (\u0412\u0441\u0435\u0433\u0434\u0430 \u043b\u0443\u0447\u0448\u0435 \u0441\u043a\u0430\u0437\u0430\u0442\u044c \u043f\u0440\u0430\u0432\u0434\u0443, \u0434\u0430\u0436\u0435 \u0435\u0441\u043b\u0438 \u044d\u0442\u043e \u0441\u043b\u043e\u0436\u043d\u043e.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>ask somebody a favour (\u043f\u043e\u043f\u0440\u043e\u0441\u0438\u0442\u044c \u043a\u043e\u0433\u043e-\u0442\u043e \u043e\u0431 \u043e\u0434\u043e\u043b\u0436\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0438 \/ \u0443\u0441\u043b\u0443\u0433\u0435)<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Can I ask you a favour? I need help moving some furniture. (\u041c\u043e\u0433\u0443 \u044f \u043f\u043e\u043f\u0440\u043e\u0441\u0438\u0442\u044c \u0442\u0435\u0431\u044f \u043e\u0431 \u043e\u0434\u043e\u043b\u0436\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0438? \u041c\u043d\u0435 \u043d\u0443\u0436\u043d\u0430 \u043f\u043e\u043c\u043e\u0449\u044c \u0432 \u043f\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0430\u043d\u043e\u0432\u043a\u0435 \u043c\u0435\u0431\u0435\u043b\u0438.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>be about to say (\u0441\u043e\u0431\u0438\u0440\u0430\u0442\u044c\u0441\u044f \u0441\u043a\u0430\u0437\u0430\u0442\u044c \/ \u0431\u044b\u0442\u044c \u043d\u0430 \u0433\u0440\u0430\u043d\u0438 \u0442\u043e\u0433\u043e, \u0447\u0442\u043e\u0431\u044b \u0441\u043a\u0430\u0437\u0430\u0442\u044c)<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>I was about to say something, but she interrupted me. (\u042f \u0441\u043e\u0431\u0438\u0440\u0430\u043b\u0441\u044f \u0447\u0442\u043e-\u0442\u043e \u0441\u043a\u0430\u0437\u0430\u0442\u044c, \u043d\u043e \u043e\u043d\u0430 \u043c\u0435\u043d\u044f \u043f\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0431\u0438\u043b\u0430.)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>challenge somebody directly (\u0431\u0440\u043e\u0441\u0438\u0442\u044c \u043a\u043e\u043c\u0443-\u0442\u043e \u043f\u0440\u044f\u043c\u043e\u0439 \u0432\u044b\u0437\u043e\u0432 \/ \u043d\u0430\u043f\u0440\u044f\u043c\u0443\u044e \u043e\u0441\u043f\u043e\u0440\u0438\u0442\u044c \u043a\u043e\u0433\u043e-\u0442\u043e) He wasn&#8217;t afraid to challenge his boss directly during the meeting. (\u041e\u043d \u043d\u0435 \u043f\u043e\u0431\u043e\u044f\u043b\u0441\u044f \u043d\u0430\u043f\u0440\u044f\u043c\u0443\u044e \u043e\u0441\u043f\u043e\u0440\u0438\u0442\u044c \u0441\u0432\u043e\u0435\u0433\u043e \u043d\u0430\u0447\u0430\u043b\u044c\u043d\u0438\u043a\u0430 \u043d\u0430 \u0441\u043e\u0432\u0435\u0449\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0438.) plead ignorance (\u0441\u043e\u0441\u043b\u0430\u0442\u044c\u0441\u044f \u043d\u0430 \u043d\u0435\u0437\u043d\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435 \/ \u043f\u0440\u0438\u0442\u0432\u043e\u0440\u0438\u0442\u044c\u0441\u044f \u043d\u0435\u0437\u043d\u0430\u044e\u0449\u0438\u043c) When &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/zinaida-english.mamchenkov.net\/blog\/archives\/12996\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1263],"tags":[1255,1275,1303],"class_list":["post-12996","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-collocations","tag-b2","tag-business","tag-speech"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/zinaida-english.mamchenkov.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12996","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/zinaida-english.mamchenkov.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/zinaida-english.mamchenkov.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zinaida-english.mamchenkov.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zinaida-english.mamchenkov.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12996"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/zinaida-english.mamchenkov.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12996\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12997,"href":"https:\/\/zinaida-english.mamchenkov.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12996\/revisions\/12997"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/zinaida-english.mamchenkov.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12996"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zinaida-english.mamchenkov.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12996"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zinaida-english.mamchenkov.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12996"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}