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English translation: hold a whip over them/need to hear the crack of a whip over their heads/ to have someone to keep me in check/line/ to be managed with a whip
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|  Selected response from: Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D. United States Local time: 05:54 | ||||||
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peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1look over ones shoulder Explanation: Propozycja: "employees need someone looking over their shoulder" |
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48 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1to be managed with a whip Explanation: Phrases with WHIP are commonly used in everyday conversation. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 48 mins (2018-01-23 16:02:48 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Get rid of the performance review - Chicago Tribune Chicago Tribune › commentary Feb 18, 2015 · Ask most managers and employees about the corporate performance ... It's because they are tired of a system in which bosses manage with a whip. |
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48 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1hold a whip over them/need to hear the crack of a whip over their heads Explanation: It works. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 53 mins (2018-01-23 16:07:18 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- The fur industry is made up of the same calibre of business men as any other up-to-datc industry. Then why is it necessary to hold a whip over them? https://books.google.com/books?id=FLU6AQAAMAAJ&pg=RA3-PA60&l... cccccccccccccc It is none of your business to forbid them to do it, and they make a mistake in asking us to feed them with a spoon and hold a whip over them, as if they really did not know enough to make a bargain. https://books.google.com/books?id=ivt5KrunEZwC&pg=PA6409&lpg... cccccccccccccccccccccc Even if you don't hold a whip over them, such people tend to be submissive by nature. Instead, consider the value of winning the confidence and respect of other sovereigns, men and women who value ethical conduct, talent, and energy. http://indomitus.net/2004/20041012.html cccccccccccccccccccccccccccccc Why are they working so hard in this terrible heat, working so hard that the sweat rolls off in streams, whre no one hold a whip over them and njo one can see if they shirk? http://www.sergeking.com/saharlet.html ccccccccccccccccccccccc I have an expectation that if they have a problem they'll come and talk about it. If they need advice or discussion opportunities or something then they'll speak about it or talk to me about it, and I'll have an expectation that they'll then get on and just do the damn job without having to hold a whip over them. https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&c... |
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to have someone to keep me in check/line Explanation: . |
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