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piss money up the wallTo waste money, normally through ineptness in business.Rate it:

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play hardballTo act rough and ruthless, especially in politics or business.Rate it:

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plough backTo reinvest profits into a businessRate it:

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plow backTo reinvest profits into a businessRate it:

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pound the pavementTo campaign diligently; to seek something, such as business, employment, or answers.Rate it:

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prendre à tâcheTo make it one’s business.Rate it:

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professional victimA person who makes it their business to appear perpetually offended and victimized.Rate it:

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put the pedal to the metalThe literal meaning is to press the gas pedal to the maximum extent; see our other entry for the figurative meaning this phrase has also come to meanRate it:

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qu'est-ce que c'estwhat is that? what is it? what does that mean?Rate it:

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quae intellegitur virtuswhat do we mean by "virtue"?Rate it:

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que voulez-vous que j'y fasse?How can I help it? What would you have me do? It is no business of mine.Rate it:

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quid est virtus?what do we mean by "virtue"?Rate it:

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quid tibi vis?what do you mean to do?Rate it:

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quorsum haec (dicis)?what do you mean?Rate it:

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Rat RaceSevere, long-lasting and stressing competition in the society or in businessRate it:

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return to one's muttonsto get back to the business at hand.Rate it:

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robber baronEspecially in the 19th-century and early 20th-century, a business tycoon who had great wealth and influence but whose methods were morally questionable.Rate it:

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RSNReal soon now; describing something that will be available in the near future, but often skeptically. Frequently used to mean "Whenever", "Soon, possibly never" or "don't hold your breath".Rate it:

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run downTo reduce the size or stock levels of a business, often with a view to closure.Rate it:

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sans complimentReally; sincerely; I mean really what I say.Rate it:

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sell upTo sell one's business or other major assetRate it:

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send away forTo write to a business or other organisation, requesting a thing.Rate it:

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set upto establish someone in a business or position.Rate it:

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set upTo begin business or a scheme of life.Rate it:

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set up shopTo establish a business.Rate it:

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shit two turdsJust means like double anything u mean like why one when two is better lol i guess it can be used like thisRate it:

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skate one's laneTo mind one's own business; focus on one's own goals and tasks and not worry about what others are doing.Rate it:

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skeleton crewThe minimum number of personnel needed to operate and maintain an item at its most simple operating requirements, such as a ship or business, during an emergency or shut down, and at the same time, to keep vital functions operating.Rate it:

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square shooterA person who is fair, trustworthy, or forthright; a person who bargains or transacts business in a fair, honest manner.Rate it:

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stanStan must be one of the most famous Kpop slang. it is an acronym of stalker + fan and is self-explanatory. when kpoppers call themselves Stan, they mean to distinguish themselves from being just an ordinary fan.Rate it:

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stand downFor me this means stop being mean a bullyRate it:

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stick it to the manTo take some action intended to defy a source of oppression such as globalization, commercialization, big business or government.Rate it:

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strike out into unknown territoryVenture forth into a new or unknown business, theme, vacation, personal relationship or program.Rate it:

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suck inTo cause someone to become slowly more and more involved in a business or situation that is often not to that person's liking.Rate it:

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that's a fine how do you do!An expression said in disgust or in jest to someone who 1) did not greet you as expected 2) ignored you 3) did something undesirable instead of greeting you 4) insulted you 5) did something mean or uncaringRate it:

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the jig is upAn expression used to mean "We have been caught out and have no defence", or if spoken to a person who's just been found out as the perpetrator of an offense, it means "You've been discovered.".Rate it:

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three-martini lunchA leisurely, expensive, midday meal associated with drinking, which is tax-deductible because business is discussed.Rate it:

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three-martini lunchA leisurely, expensive midday meal associated with drinking, which is tax-deductible because business is discussed.Rate it:

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Throw Your Weight AroundUsing power in a mean way or to threaten; to be in the command in a threatening wayRate it:

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tiaInitialism of This is Africa, a business newspaper.Rate it:

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turned to stoneThis mean someone died. A gravestone is a symbol of someone that died so they "turned to stone".Rate it:

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unspoken wordA great and viable factor, a venerable background, solid financial condition. Long and successful business history.Rate it:

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up in herehere; in this place; it doesn't mean "up" (higher) literallyRate it:

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up in one’s shitAn individual is interfering in another’s business; an individual with poor boundaries.Rate it:

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varie ed eventualiany other businessRate it:

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vous n'avez rien à y voirThat is no business of yours.Rate it:

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wait onTo attend; to go to see; to visit on business or for ceremony.Rate it:

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Wall Street American financial markets, financial institutions as a whole, or by extension, big-business interests.Rate it:

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war brideA company or individual whose business is increased by warfare.Rate it:

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WDYMBTInitialism of what do you mean by that?.Rate it:

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