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English term or phrase:
sentence
English answer:
painful negotiations
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Rajan Chopra
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English term
sentence
Non-PRO
English
Art/Literary
In order to gain ground on one front, you need to make
concessions elsewhere
What is the implied meaning here?
Thanks in advance.
concessions elsewhere
What is the implied meaning here?
Thanks in advance.
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painful negotiations
It's a weak sentence metaphorically based on the concept of battle strategy. That may, or may not be relevant to the context, since this has become a very mundane figure of speech. It is much favoured by politicians and people who let their own side down. It suggests fighting hard for something important while making necessary sacrifices in that effort. It is often an attempt to pre-empt complaints about betrayed trust.
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3 mins
what you win on the swings, you lose on the roundabout
or
to make progress in one area, you have to 'neglect' another.
to make progress in one area, you have to 'neglect' another.
3 mins
in order to proceed you must concede ground on some principals.
in order to proceed you must concede ground on some principals.
6 mins
make allowances / give way
To gain ground - move ahead
Make concessions - to condede, give up, make allowances for, admit
For example..if your sole goal is to be
a full-time freelance translator, you might have to forego free weekends.
To achieve a sole goal, periphery matters might have to be conceded.
To meet an order, overtime might have to be worked..
etc
Make concessions - to condede, give up, make allowances for, admit
For example..if your sole goal is to be
a full-time freelance translator, you might have to forego free weekends.
To achieve a sole goal, periphery matters might have to be conceded.
To meet an order, overtime might have to be worked..
etc
8 mins
you need to concentrate your energy on one thing at a time
HTH!
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7 mins
It depends
If this is in the context of negotiating an agreement or concluding a transaction, it means that you need to give something (persumably which is less important to you) in order to gain something else in return.
If the context is in making progress in developement, production, growth, etc., it means that you have to save your resources for your more important goals at the expense of the less important or less strategic ones. The famous matrix of "cost, time, and functionality" is a good example here, where you pick one or two out of the three depending on what you want and what is available to you.
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Note added at 9 mins (2004-01-12 18:38:33 GMT)
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I meant \"to give *up* something\"
Sorry for the other typos too.
If the context is in making progress in developement, production, growth, etc., it means that you have to save your resources for your more important goals at the expense of the less important or less strategic ones. The famous matrix of "cost, time, and functionality" is a good example here, where you pick one or two out of the three depending on what you want and what is available to you.
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Note added at 9 mins (2004-01-12 18:38:33 GMT)
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I meant \"to give *up* something\"
Sorry for the other typos too.
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