vectra
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Hello!
Some of the British dictionaries I looked through do say that the expression 'to be on the make' means to be after profit, money and so on.
But to avoid ambiguity, I have made some changes. Now my sentences read:
Andrea: You know most of our customers are very picky, ROLLING IN MONEY=IN THE MONEY, and expect the highest-quality service.
Does it sound OK this time? (a new idiom BE ROLLING IN MONEY or IN THE MONEY instead of TO BE ON THE MAKE).
And two other questions, please:
The hotel is a real MONEY-SPINNER for our company. (a money-spinner is an expression we learning)
You remember the farewell party we gave Mr Orson last year? He was given a GOLDEN HANDSHAKE for his 40-something service.
The thing is a golden handshake is used mainly in relation to the bosses or managers of large companies. Is it OK to use this expression in this context?
And I have also changed the following sentence as SoothingDave prompted me to do: 'It is time I pulled the plug on you.' Now it reads: 'It is time I pulled the plug on this problem.'
Could you tell me, please, if the sentences are OK now.
Thank you for the time and help
Some of the British dictionaries I looked through do say that the expression 'to be on the make' means to be after profit, money and so on.
But to avoid ambiguity, I have made some changes. Now my sentences read:
Andrea: You know most of our customers are very picky, ROLLING IN MONEY=IN THE MONEY, and expect the highest-quality service.
Does it sound OK this time? (a new idiom BE ROLLING IN MONEY or IN THE MONEY instead of TO BE ON THE MAKE).
And two other questions, please:
The hotel is a real MONEY-SPINNER for our company. (a money-spinner is an expression we learning)
You remember the farewell party we gave Mr Orson last year? He was given a GOLDEN HANDSHAKE for his 40-something service.
The thing is a golden handshake is used mainly in relation to the bosses or managers of large companies. Is it OK to use this expression in this context?
And I have also changed the following sentence as SoothingDave prompted me to do: 'It is time I pulled the plug on you.' Now it reads: 'It is time I pulled the plug on this problem.'
Could you tell me, please, if the sentences are OK now.
Thank you for the time and help