an offer one can't refuse »
An offer from one side in any transaction with terms so attractive that the other side is almost guaranteed to accept.
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an offer one can't refuse »
An offer from one side in any transaction with the results of failing to accept so unattractive that the other side is almost guaranteed to accept.
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bassackward »
Alternative form of bass-ackwards.
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bassackwards »
Alternative form of bass-ackwards.
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cat in the sack »
Something to be suspicious of.
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get the sack »
To be fired
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give away the store »
To transact, trade, or negotiate badly, by paying, providing, or conceding too much to the other party.
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give the boot »
To fire, to sack, to dismiss.
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grease payment »
A bribe or extorted money, usually relatively small in amount, provided to a low-level government official or business person, in order to expedite a business decision, shipment, or other transaction, especially in a country where such payments are not unusual.
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hit the sack »
To go to bed.
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kill the goose that lays the golden eggs »
To seek short term gain at the sacrifice of long term profit.
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lay down »
To sacrifice, especially in the phrase "to lay down one's life.".
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lubrication payment »
A bribe or extorted money, usually relatively small in amount, provided to a low-level government official or business person, in order to expedite a business decision, shipment, or other transaction, especially in a country where such payments are not unusual.
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sack out »
To fall asleep, usually from implied exhaustion.
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sacked out »
Sound asleep, usually from a healthy exhaustion.
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sacred cow »
Something which cannot be tampered with, or criticized, for fear of public outcry.
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step in front of a moving train »
To sacrifice one's own life for a noble and loyal cause.
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sweetheart deal »
A transaction, contract, or other agreement in which one party provides particularly favorable terms to the other, especially in suspicious circumstances.
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throw to the wolves »
To sacrifice someone, especially in an attempt to save oneself.
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under the table »
Secretly or without reporting, especially of payments made or business transacted.
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you get what you pay for »
In commercial transactions, the quality of goods and services increases as the prices increase, i.e., the more one pays, the better the merchandise.2003, Michael Blumenthal, "For Whom the School Bell Tolls," Time, 7 Dec.:Though it may sound unapologetically capitalistic to say so
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