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Anonymous Posted 21 years ago
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Business English help!!

Hey people,
can anyone help me to find the meaning of the next expressions?
- tighter jobs market
- slip 'twixt cup and lip
- bad loan
- upbeat
- counter-cyclical fiscal expansion

Thank you in advance!
Andrea from Hungary
  

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Hi, tighter jobs market A time when there are fewer jobs available for job-seekers - slip 'twixt cup and lip This is not related particularly to business. It's from the proverb 'There's many a slip 'twixt (ie between) the cup and the lip'. ' bad loan a loan where it is hard or imossible to obtain repayment.

— Clive

  • Hi, tighter jobs market A time when there are fewer jobs available for job-seekers - slip 'twixt cup and lip This is not related particularly to business.
  • It's from the proverb 'There's many a slip 'twixt (ie between) the cup and the lip'.
  • ' bad loan a loan where it is hard or imossible to obtain repayment.
  • - upbeat cheerful, optimistic - counter-cyclical fiscal expansion 'Fiscal' usually means 'financial'.
  • 'Cyclical' refers to events that happen in a cycle, eg business is good, then bad, then good, then bad ...
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Hi,

tighter jobs market A time when there are fewer jobs available for job-seekers
- slip 'twixt cup and lip This is not related particularly to business. It's from the proverb 'There's many a slip 'twixt (ie between) the cup and the lip'. Perhaps in business, it might mean 'Until a plan is completely executed successfully, you can't
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Thank you so so so much!! You've helped me a lot!:)
Andrea
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