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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
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Benefit of the doubt.
Could anybody summarize what the sentences exactly mean?Thank you.
Richard Perks, director of retail research at Mintel, said: "Online is putting consumers back in control. They are better informed and much less inclined to give a retailer the benefit of the doubt."
Richard Perks, director of retail research at Mintel, said: "Online is putting consumers back in control. They are better informed and much less inclined to give a retailer the benefit of the doubt."
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'Give someone the benefit of the doubt' = Interpret someone's words or actions generously and in a positive fashion. If you are late for work, your boss might give you the benefit of the doubt and suppose that some accident has delayed you rather than that you overslept.
- 'Give someone the benefit of the doubt' = Interpret someone's words or actions generously and in a positive fashion.
- If you are late for work, your boss might give you the benefit of the doubt and suppose that some accident has delayed you rather than that you overslept.
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'Give someone the benefit of the doubt' = Interpret someone's words or actions generously and in a positive fashion.
If you are late for work, your boss might give you the benefit of the doubt and suppose that some accident has delayed you rather than that you overslept.
If you are late for work, your boss might give you the benefit of the doubt and suppose that some accident has delayed you rather than that you overslept.
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