What was said? “They are totally ham and egging us.”
Did someone really say that? Yes, while playing golf with friends in a light 2 vs. 2 scramble.
What does it mean? In the context above, it was meant to say that they are managing to do well/better than us relying/complementing one another to get a decent score despite not even playing that well.
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What was said? “We operate on a shoestring!” (commonly referred to as “shoestring budget”)
Did someone really say that? Yes, when referring to putting together a budget for a client proposal and getting feedback on our estimate!
What does it mean? It basically means a “tight” or small budget, also known as “scrappy” or “cheap.”
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What was said? “That slide is very ‘inside baseball’ and i’m not sure we’ll present it.”
Did someone really say that? Yes, when reviewing a client presentation and seeing what slides we could cut/move to the appendix.
What does it mean? It basically means we are showing too much detail, that we are “in the weeds” (another idiom!).
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What was said? We really need a way to communicate this “ball of wax.”
Did someone really say that? Yes, when discussing how to help a client explain their business services/value!
What does it mean? It basically refers to EVERYTHING. The whole thing!
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What was said? We are eating ourselves out of “house and home” before we go to the grocery store again.
Did someone really say that? Yes, my husband when explaining to friends that we haven’t been to the grocery store in 2 weeks and have so much food in the fridge/freezer!
What does it mean? Basically to go through someone’s food supply/storage so that there is almost nothing left.
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What was said? It’s just another one of his harebrained schemes.
Did someone really say that? Yes, when referring to a colleague’s bright idea that seemed to lead no where.
What does it mean? It basically refers to an idea that seems foolish or doesn’t make much sense.
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What was said? We really have to “size up the bread box” very quickly to know what we are dealing with.
Did someone really say that? Yes – twice! In the same meeting when discussing a new project and not being 100% sure about the project scope, amount of data we had to process, etc.
What does it mean? It basically means that we don’t know the size of the item in question (the project itself in the case above) and an attempt to gauge the size by comparing it to a “standard” breadbox.
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What was said? I have a bone to pick with my accountant…
Did someone really say that? Yes, this one is brought to you by my husband – his first submission! Someone in his office said that to him the other day and he immediately thought of me.
What does it mean? It basically means there is a topic/issue that requires discussion/argument. The speaker of the idiom believes there will be a disagreement and that the other party has done him/her “wrong.”
Origin: Fortunately (or unfortunately) this one seems fairly straightforward. It dates back to the 1500’s and refers to a dog chewing on (picking clean) a bone. Continue reading
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What was said? This may be a little bit like “the camel’s nose is in the tent,” but have we thought about…
Did someone really say that? Yes, in a team meeting when discussing our 2019 strategy, someone was brought up an off-topic suggestion and prefaced it with the camel saying.
What does it mean? It basically means opening the door to something small (like the camel’s nose) may lead to something larger and more undesirable (the entire camel in your tent!).
Origin: Apparently an old Arabian fable where a camel, after poking his nose into a tent, was allowed in to seek warmth, then (as camel’s are stubborn) wouldn’t leave! Continue reading
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What was said? A friend texted me asking “What’s the origin of ‘selling like hotcakes’?” which charged my curiosity as well!
Did someone really say that? Yes, Chloe did, thinking about the Black Friday rush for Bespoke Post.
What does it mean? It basically suggests that items are flying off the shelves, being disposed of quickly… basically that consumer demand is HOT!
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