2016年5月3日 星期二

read between the lines, can't be arsed



"If it would take us longer to walk somewhere than to cook a portion of oven chips, the vast majority of us can’t be arsed. At a time of growing obesity and air pollution, we’d rather burn fuel and conserve our fat reserves."


For an accurate picture of how companies are doing, investors must read between the lines

How to read between the lines of companies’ accounts
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Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company's preliminary proxy statement gives some insight into its $23 billion deal to be bought by Mars -- but you have to read between the lines.

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arse 2 

Pronunciation: /ɑːs/ 
British vulgar slang

NOUN

1A person’s buttocks or anus.
2stupidirritating, or contemptible person.

VERB

1[NO OBJECT] (arse about/around) Behave in a stupid way; waste time.
2[WITH OBJECT] (arse something up) Make a botched attempt at something.
3(can't be arsed) Not want to do something because one has no interest in or enthusiasmfor it.

Phrases





read between the lines

Look for or discover a meaning that is implied rather than explicitly stated:reading between the lines, I think Clare needs money
Perceive or detect a hidden meaning, as in They say that everything's fine, but reading between the lines I suspect they have some marital problems.
This term comes from cryptography, where in one code reading every second line of a message gives a different meaning from that of the entire text. [Mid-1800s]

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