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| (to) jump the gun to start doing something too soon or ahead of everybody else Example: The company jumped the gun by releasing a new product before the results of the consumer testing were in. Origin: A runner "jumps the gun" if he or she starts running before the starter's pistol has been fired. |
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From The Book on Body Language, this kind of handshake is also called as Dead Fish Handshake |
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| 'bail a company out' Sweetsugar Ltd is being bailed out by the government. |
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| dog-eat-dog world a cruel and aggressive world in which people just look out for themselves Example: Your company fired you shortly after you had a heart attack? Well, it's certainly a dog-eat-dog world! Origin: This expression dates back to the 1500's. Wild dogs were observed fighting aggressively over a piece of food. The connection was made that people, like dogs, often compete aggressively to get what they want. |
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| (to) dot your i's and cross your t's to be very careful; to pay attention to details Example: When preparing financial statements, accuracy is very important. Be sure to dot your i's and cross your t's. |
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| across the board MEANING: including everyone or everything EXAMPLE: The computer company decided to give the workers an across-the-board increase in their salary. |
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| give someone the green light MEANING: give permission to go ahead with a project EXAMPLE: Our boss gave us the green light to begin work on the new sales promotion. |
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| strike while the iron is hot MEANING: take advantage of an opportunity EXAMPLE: We decided to strike while the iron was hot and began to market the product around the time of the Olympics. |
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| in black and white MEANING: in writing EXAMPLE: The company refused to deal with the customer's complaints until they saw them in black and white. |
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| This reminds of "in the black" and "in the red" - showing a profit or not showing a profit. Last edited by PROESL; 27-Aug-2009 at 18:58. |
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