Only 5 more days to go!
Here's a little something for you. 
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The bottom line is that we need another ten thousand dollars to complete the project. The bottom line is we don't have enough health care professionals. |
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Our team meetings keep everyone on the same page. Before we begin with the discussion, I want to make sure that all of us are on the same page. |
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My dad needed to come to terms with the fact that I had become an adult. They need to come to terms with the fact that they are not able to gain return on their investment. |
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John put the boss on the spot by asking him when he was going to give us a pay rise. Even clever people are not terribly clever when put on the spot. |
Oooo! We're half way there!
Here's another gift for you. 
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He made several jokes and each of them fell flat. Good luck—the last time management tried to implement a new dress code, that measure fell flat. |
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You should not mistreat her. What goes around comes around. What goes around comes around. If you ignore people, they might also ignore YOU in the future. |
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The buyers wanted to bring the price down from $15,000 to $10,000, so I offered to meet them halfway at $12,500. We decided to meet them halfway and give them a 15% discount. After a long discussion about her terms of employment, the company decided to meet her halfway and give her what she wanted. |
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I kept trying to convince my sister to move out, but she stood her ground. John stood his ground in the meeting and refused to accept the budget changes. |
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I'd like to raise people's salaries but my hands are tied. I really want to help you out but my hands are tied. The customer wanted a refund but I told him that my hands were tied: he could only get store credit. |
5 days behind us, 15 more days to go!
Here's a present for you. 
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My brother usually has the upper hand just because he's older. I don't always need to have the upper hand. The right-wing supporters clearly had the upper hand. |
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He was finally getting the hang of his job. She's getting the hang of using our new database. It's a bit tricky at first till you get the hang of it. |
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Banks need to take on board the views of their customers. We need to take on board the fact that he might leave our company soon. I listened to them, took their comments on board and then made the decision. |
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Don't jump to conclusions! Perhaps they couldn't come. I jump to conclusions when I make a decision without knowing all the facts. |
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Reading between the lines, I don't think they want to train people who might soon leave the company. Use your imagination to read between the lines, to understand message and meaning. I’m reading between the lines, but I think they’re both unhappy. |
