Urgent business discouraged him from going on a picnic.とは 意味・読み方・使い方

The businessman didn't dare withdraw from the transaction.

They were always edgy [on edge] for fear that they might incur their boss's displeasure.

I've never stepped foot into that shop.

In the company the proxy fight heated up before the general meeting of shareholders.

Their plan to unseat the Chairman collapsed.

Conor has no choice but to accept the job.

The conjurer produced a dove out of thin air.

Once I've taken the job on, I can't just throw it up half‐finished.

The company turned him down for no apparent reason.

Uncertainty about the company's future may also have influenced them to leave.

The company rejected his request for a transfer.

The dense bushes broke my fall from the ladder.

When the company refused to increase their wages, they walked out.

The outraged employee resigned at once.

Much to my regret, the meeting had to be cancelled.

The businessman withdrew from the transaction.

Jack decided to cancel the reservations.

The clerk was dismissed on the grounds of her rude manners.

That clerk was dismissed for misconduct.

My uncle's brother's son got involved in a shady business and disgraced the family.

I had to go straightaway because they said it was urgent.

He had no intention whatever of succeeding to his father's business.

The waiter absolutely refused to accept the tip.

There can be no extenuating circumstances for [Nothing can excuse] the cruelties committed by the accused.

picket a business to protest the layoffs

The managers of the company chose the scorched earth defense.

One of my co-workers quit her job to be a barista.

The management refused to come to terms.

I gave him some good advice, but only incurred his displeasure.

As a result, the firm's attempt to expand overseas ended in failure.