Yeah,
and it’ll be quite a challenge to pull off the move
without disrupting our lighting rentals operation. It’s our bread and butter.
* pull off: to achieve a difficult task
= manage;
handle; work out
ex>
If we can pull off this project, we may never have to work again!
* bread and butter: a primary source of
income
ex>
Being a lifeguard was my bread and butter during the summers when I was
in college.
Okay:
let’s get down to brass tacks. We
obviously need two to three times more space than we have now, but we've been
told not to increase our monthly costs by more than fifty percent.
* get down to brass tacks: to begin to
discuss important things.
ex>
I hope the chatting will end soon so we can get down to brass tacks.
That’s
all well and good, but it has to be
conveniently accessible by public transit for the staff, and close enough that
it’s not a deterrent to our clients
and the delivery drivers.
* all well and good: something that is
positive but incomplete or inconsequential
ex>
Tara’s suggestions are all well and good, but we need a thorough plan of
action.
*
deterrent: 방해물
Maybe
we could find a revenue-generating
application for the extra space.
*
revenue: 수익
Say…
could we put in a small theater? It could double
as a lighting showroom during the day, and at night we could rent it to
theater groups.
* double as: to perform an alternative
function
ex>
This antique library chair folds back on itself to double as a ladder.
ex>
Many household items can double as weapons if the situation is
desperate.
I never thought you'd pull it off.
답글삭제Employment and taxation are the bread-and-butter issues of politics.
Selling cars is a lot of hard work, but it's my bread and butter.
Let's get down to brass tacks. We've wasted too much time chatting.
That's all well and good, but why didn't he call her to say so?
Some of the works of art double as giant ice slides.