(1). An attempt to make an unfortunate or ugly situation look good, without success.
Lipstick On A Pig
RANDOM LINGO
Story
(1). A term used by salespeople in struggling business units to generally describe their service pitch to clients and intermediaries, meant to impart an endearing and almost human quality on the offering.
“I think we have a compelling story to tell about our expertise in the powdered milk space. Now, let’s hit those phones!”
Boil the Ocean
(1). To try to do too much at once, usually resulting in total, abject and complete failure.
“I like where you’re going with this, Jim, but let’s not try to boil the ocean on our first pitch. Let’s just focus on phase one of the proposal and see where it goes.”