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01:41 Jul 15, 2002 |
French to English translations [PRO] Bus/Financial | |||||||
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| Selected response from: Helen D. Elliot (X) Canada Local time: 16:24 | ||||||
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4 +5 | lend on a pipe dream |
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5 +3 | "Lending on a wing and a prayer" |
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3 | specualtive lending |
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3 | specualtive lending |
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2 | liquid assets |
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lend on a pipe dream Explanation: Don't know if it exists as a fixed expression, but as a former commercial loan manager, I've seen more than my share of these. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2002-07-15 02:21:28 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- or, if not clear enough, \"lend money on a pipe dream\" \"finance a pipe dream\" |
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