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Do You Burn the Midnight Oil?

When we say brownie points, it's an unofficial award for you. This phrase to burn the midnight oil means that you work so late. You can tell someone that they are on the hook for something or if they make a mistake. If you're bargaining with someone and want them to pay $200You could say can you meet me halfway at $150. Meet halfway is just like compromisingIf someone gives you a really bad deal So maybe they give you a terrible price or a terrible product And they talked about it like you were getting a good deal or a very good product.

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