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(1). When you sit down with a stockbroker to see if you can glom onto his book of business (or … ahem! … “look for potential synergies“).
“So, I went through a little hand-to-hand combat with Ken and I think we were able to identify a couple of accounts where we could be helpful. He wants us to do it at no charge, of course, which may be a bit of a challenge.”
(1). To introduce new information into a discussion, causing confusion and distraction from the issue at hand.
“Not to muddy the waters here, but shouldn’t we address John’s tie? Kids holding hands? Really?”
(1). To attend a conference or seminar that encourages you to bring your own food. You should think about getting on some better mailing lists or something, dude.
“So, I’m going to this talk about how to land clients tomorrow. They told everyone to brown bag it, so I guess I’m bringing my lunch. Come to think of it, they don’t seem very good at landing clients….
