PE 1/27 Winning a Sales Race

* need something yesterday: to demand something urgently and impatiently

ex> Morris called and says he needs 500 more of these, and he needs them yesterday.

* drive one crazy: to make one agitated or stimulated to the point of insanity

ex> Please tell your sister to turn her computer down because that nose is driving me crazy.

* cheesed off: annoyed; angry

ex> Malcolm was so cheesed off at the bus driver that he complained to the transit company.

Note> This expression is chiefly British. The closest American equivalent of this phrase would be fed up.

* lowball: to offer an unreasonably low price or estimate

ex> I’m pretty sure that the mechanic is lowballing us just to get us to leave our car here.

* nickel-and-dime one to death: to strain one financially with a large number of small expenses

ex> That hotel offers a rate that sounds good, then nickel-and-dimes you to death.

Note> To further explain, this means to charge, or be charged, several unexpected small amounts of money, often in the form of fees, taxes, or related expenses, which when taken as a whole add up to a significant unexpected cost.

* keep at it: to persist at something

ex> The violin is a very difficult instrument for beginners, but you’ll improve quickly if you keep at it.

* score: 득점을 올리다

ex> I phoned the radio station to tell them about an accident on the interstate, and ended up scoring two tickets to tonight’s concert.