(1). How fancy, snooty business men concluded meetings in England in the mid 1800’s.
(2). How fancy, snooty bankers & Wall Street folk currently conclude meetings.
“Old business?! No? On to new business then..”
New Business
RANDOM LINGO
Pick Up The Ball And Run With It
(1). This expression is used to take ownership of a task or project.
“Mary is going to pick up the ball and run with it and visit the client and help them.”
Props to Brad for the submission.
Carbon-Based Error
(1). A human error or screw-up.
“Hi, this is the Helpdesk. Frozen Outlook, eh? Sounds like a carbon-based error to me. Just turn it off and back on again and you should be fine.”
Props to Eileen R. for the submission.