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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary
Breaking someon'e string
Hello there,
I saw a movie and there someone's boss told him to start making money, and then he said:
"Or would that be breaking your string?" (it suppose to be a joke)
What does that mean? Does he mean that if he will make money it will break his sequence of not making money?
Thanks.
I saw a movie and there someone's boss told him to start making money, and then he said:
"Or would that be breaking your string?" (it suppose to be a joke)
What does that mean? Does he mean that if he will make money it will break his sequence of not making money?
Thanks.
Top answer
Just a guess - Your hunch is probably right. " Breaking the string is simply bringing it to an end. Perhaps the salesman has posted a loss for seven consecutive months.
- Just a guess - Your hunch is probably right.
- " Breaking the string is simply bringing it to an end.
- Perhaps the salesman has posted a loss for seven consecutive months.
- The boss is jabbing him about it.
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Just a guess - Your hunch is probably right.
When someone is establishing a record number of wins or defeats, it's sometimes referred to as "a string."
Breaking the string is simply bringing it to an end.
Perhaps the salesman has posted a loss for seven consecutive months. The boss is jabbing him about it.
When someone is establishing a record number of wins or defeats, it's sometimes referred to as "a string."
Breaking the string is simply bringing it to an end.
Perhaps the salesman has posted a loss for seven consecutive months. The boss is jabbing him about it.
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