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(1). A suggestion to stop focusing on many small action items (see low-hanging fruit) and target one, major problem to resolve. The person who used this thought he was super clever.
“Look, guys, instead of shooting fish in a barrel, we should go out and buy a fishing pole and fix the underlying system issue that’s causing all of these other problems. I’m awesome, by the way.”
(1). A way to indicate to co-workers the personal benefit you are deriving from a single achievement or project, usually used in a self-promoting yet deprecating manner in order to appear modest.
“Boy, I sure am getting a lot of mileage out of that macro I created! Thank you, Basic Understanding of Excel!”
(1). The deceptive practice of enticing a new customer with empty promises (read: low fees) only to spring the real deal on them after it’s too late for them to back out.
“What is this, some kind of bait and switch? You’re sign says ‘All You Can Eat’ and, goddamnit, I want more shrimp!”
