(1). Laying off employees to balance the budget (see also RIF-ed).
“We had to right-size our company last month by about 20%.”
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Right-Sizing
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Tee It Up
(1). To bring it up, start the conversation around it.
“When we get to budgets, I’ll let you tee up that conversation.”
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Don't Let the Tax Tail Wag the Investment Dog
(1). In finance, an expression used in client meetings to (1) dissuade a client from making or avoiding investment changes purely to avoid (or incur) capital gains taxes, and (2) allow the speaker to show the client how witty he is, while throughly enjoying the sound of his own voice.
“Well, you know what they say, “don’t let the tax tail wag the investment dog“. Am I right or am I right? This guy knows what I’m talking about!”