no compromise on quality definition | English dictionary for learners | Reverso
career woman
n.
an ambitious woman who thinks her career really matters more than many things and is not willing to
compromise
on
it
no
frills
adj.
(about a product or service) meant to meet the customers’ basic requirements; with
no
add-ons, including only the basic features
E.g: It’s a no frills hotel, but very clean and with friendly staff.
no
pain,
no
gain
exp.
expression used to point out that one has to struggle or suffer to achieve his goal
Jason: Damn it! I can’t take it anymore. This exercise is killing me!
Ray: Yeah but it’ll help you lose weight. Don’t you know? No pain, no gain!
stagnation
n.
no
activitiy
Economy term
adequate
adj.
suitable in quantity or
quality
tina
exp.
acronyme de “there is
no
alternative”
phrase chère jadis à Mme THATCHER reprise au G20 de novembre 2011 contre le Premier ministre grec et son référendum
fat chance
exp.
little or
no
possibility of something to happen
there’s
no
point crying over spilt milk
exp.
ça ne sert à rien de pleurer ; ce qui est fait est fait ; inutile de se lamenter sur une chose qu’
on
ne peut pas changer
janky
adj.
of extremely poor or unreliable
quality
; very low-end
[US];[informal] I shouldn’t have bought that used car, it’s way too janky. / There’s hardly anywhere to eat other than a janky food place.
Also: jank
happy medium
n.
a satisfactory
compromise
between two opposed things ; a course of action or state that is between two extremes
Ex: There were solid arguments for both sides and after hours of endless discussions, a happy medium that could satisfy each camp was still to be struck
shotgun wedding
n.
1. marriage often occasioned or precipitated by pregnancy and into which one or both partners are coerced; the expression, born in the US, calls
on
imagery of a father coercing by way of a firearm,a young man to marry his enceinte daugther 2. forced
compromise
, merger, accord etc. imposed by necessity
[Fig.];[Fam.];[Hum.] 1. Looks like a shotgun wedding for these two! 2. The two manufacturers announced a shotgun wedding prompted by slumping sales and financial losses
