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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary
Have eyes in rearview mirror
Hello ,
What does the expression "have eyes in rearview mirror" or "look into rear view miror" means ? I have quoted below two paragraphs I came across this expression.
"Japanese companies seem to have their eyes in the rearview mirror. They have become introspective. I think we should get back to something more like we were at the end of the war when Japan rose to prominence from a situation in which it had nothing"
"This is not the beginning of the end for China’s exports, which are driven by a mammoth and successful economy. But to paraphrase Churchill, it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning. The United States needs to stop devising trade policy by looking in the rearview mirror."
Thank you
What does the expression "have eyes in rearview mirror" or "look into rear view miror" means ? I have quoted below two paragraphs I came across this expression.
"Japanese companies seem to have their eyes in the rearview mirror. They have become introspective. I think we should get back to something more like we were at the end of the war when Japan rose to prominence from a situation in which it had nothing"
"This is not the beginning of the end for China’s exports, which are driven by a mammoth and successful economy. But to paraphrase Churchill, it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning. The United States needs to stop devising trade policy by looking in the rearview mirror."
Thank you
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Japanese companies seem to have their eyes in the rearview mirror . = Japanese companies seem to be thinking about past practices, not looking toward the future. They are looking at what has passed .
- Japanese companies seem to have their eyes in the rearview mirror .
- = Japanese companies seem to be thinking about past practices, not looking toward the future.
- They are looking at what has passed .
- The United States needs to stop devising trade policy by looking in the rearview mirror -- As above.
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Japanese companies seem to have their eyes in the rearview mirror. = Japanese companies seem to be thinking about past practices, not looking toward the future. They are looking at what has passed.
The United States needs to stop devising trade policy by looking in the rearview mirror -- As above.
The United States needs to stop devising trade policy by looking in the rearview mirror -- As above.
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