I've
been looking over these comment cards from our showcase event last week, and it
looks like our handbags are going to sell
like hotcakes!
* sell like hotcakes: to be popular
product with strong sales
ex>
These bracelets started to sell like hotcakes when Beyonce wore one to
the Grammy awards.
That’s
really exciting. We just have to find a way to manufacture them so that our
business can stay in the black. Have
you looked into where we can have them made?
* in the black: profitable; economically
viable
ex>
Last summer’s heat wave helped the beverage company stay in the black.
Yes I
have, and there’s a plethora of
options from all over the world. It’s going to be challenging to make a
decision. What are our main criteria?
* plethora: a large or excessive amount
ex>
A plethora of makeup containers covered the entire surface of the
bathroom counter.
ex>
Her writing is good, although some of her sentences contain a plethora
of adjectives.
First and foremost, it has
to be somewhere with cheap labor. Our designs are quite elaborate, so we can’t
be paying through the nose to have
them made.
* first and foremost: primarily; most
importantly
ex>
First and foremost, let’s get these kids into a shelter so they can dry
off.
* pay through the nose: to pay an
excessive amount
ex>
You have to pay through the nose if you want a good bottle of wine in a
restaurant.
ex>
He has an impressive coin collection, but he paid through the nose for
some of them.
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