STUDIES IN ECONOMICS AND EDUCATION IN THE MODERN WORLD
Vol. 2 No. 9 (2023)
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5.
As much as the traffic will bear
The maximum amount that customers are willing to pay. Precisely,
It is used to
express the meaning of
a business practice where the seller charges the buyer a price
that seems to be a little excessive but is well within the
range which the buyer is
ready to pay for the product or service
.
Ex:
They find clever ways of charging what the traffic will bear.
6.
Go play in (the) traffic
To go away and leave one alone because what is being done or said is very
irritating. Often used as an imperative. Go Play In The Traffic is an idiom. The
meaning of this idiom is (idiomatic, often rude) To go
elsewhere and feel free to
engage in risky behavior; get lost
Ex: A: “The experiment might work better if you actually knew what you
were supposed to be mixing together.
B: “You know what, Jenny? Why don’t you go play in traffic?”
7.
give way
To succumb to something. It means that
to agree to something that someone
else wants instead of what you want.
Ex: The ambassador finally gave way and accepted the proposals.
8.
In a roundabout way
When someone does not tell you in a straightforward or direct way or takes a
long time to get to the point, we can say that they have a roundabout way of saying
things. In other words,
If you do or say something in a roundabout way,
you do not
do or say it in a simple, clear, and direct way
. It has negative meaning,
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