They decided the company needed an extreme makeover, so they hired a
consulting firm from Atlanta to come up with it.
* extreme makeover: a drastic change to
the way something or someone looks
ex> On the TV show, expert decorators
would give one lucky person’s house an extreme makeover.
Well, I hope they didn't pay through the nose for it, because I
think it’s awful.
* pay through the nose: to spend too
much money on something
ex> Don’t pay through the nose
for a new car, especially at the end of the year.
Well, I’d be hard pressed to find anyone who likes this logo. I mean, what does
a tree on top of a circle have to do with our company?
* hard pressed: having difficulty doing
something
ex> If you’re hard pressed for
staff, I don’t mind filling in for a few days.
Yeah, I think the jury is still out about this one.
* the popular opinion about something is
mixed; to be undecided
ex> Even though the action movie was
a box office success, the jury is still out about the quality of the
acting.
Give it some time. It’ll probably grow on you.
* grow on: to become more liked or
accepted
ex> Kimchi is spicy for most
foreigners at first, but after a while it grows on them.
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