The finance department will be sitting on a bomb unless it finds a way to cut overhead expenses.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
sit on a bomb — or[bombshell] {v. phr.}, {informal} To be in possession of anything that is potentially disastrous or dangerous. * /The finance department will be sitting on a bomb unless it finds a way to cut overhead expenses./ … Dictionary of American idioms
sit on a bomb — or[bombshell] {v. phr.}, {informal} To be in possession of anything that is potentially disastrous or dangerous. * /The finance department will be sitting on a bomb unless it finds a way to cut overhead expenses./ … Dictionary of American idioms
sit\ on\ a\ bombshell — • sit on a bomb • sit on a bombshell v. phr. informal To be in possession of anything that is potentially disastrous or dangerous. The finance department will be sitting on a bomb unless it finds a way to cut overhead expenses … Словарь американских идиом
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