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Flora Tang Posted 18 years ago
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be taken off the table

1b00 00that impeachment's been 01i00taken off the table.02i02b02br
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0It is no longer a factor. It won't happen. 02br 02br 00If you are negotiating something and something is "off the table" it is not something that can be bargained with, or talked about.

  • 0It is no longer a factor.
  • It won't happen.
  • 02br 02br 00If you are negotiating something and something is "off the table" it is not something that can be bargained with, or talked about.
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0It is no longer a factor. It won't happen. Or maybe, it will happen, with complete certainty, but there's no point in talking about it, or using it as something to negotiate about.02br
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00If you are negotiating something and something is "off the table" it is not something that can be bargained with, or talked about. It's a sure thing, one way or the other.0-

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