juustohoylamenetelma

English translation: cuts across the board

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Finnish term or phrase:juustohoyla-menetelma
English translation:cuts across the board
Entered by: Spencer Allman

13:47 Oct 5, 2003
Finnish to English translations [PRO]
Government / Politics / politics
Finnish term or phrase: juustohoylamenetelma
Politics:

cheeseslicer method

Is this a normal Finnish expression does anyone know?

Any ideas what is meant?
Spencer Allman
United Kingdom
Local time: 05:14
to cut evenly, across the board, just like a cheese slicer does
Explanation:
used most commonly for tax or budget cuts
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Irja Frank (X)
Local time: 00:14
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thanks, that would appear to be it
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Summary of answers provided
5Cutting expenses, but a little at a time and ...
Erkki Pekkinen
4 +1to cut evenly, across the board, just like a cheese slicer does
Irja Frank (X)
5the salamy method
Bat-Sheva Myllys
4cutting down something
Antti Pyykkönen


  

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cutting down something


Explanation:
usually like reducing expenses in the budget

Antti Pyykkönen
Finland
Local time: 07:14
Native speaker of: Native in FinnishFinnish
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Cutting expenses, but a little at a time and ...


Explanation:
possibly so that these thin slices are taken off/away from all budget categories.

Erkki Pekkinen
Finland
Local time: 07:14
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54 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
to cut evenly, across the board, just like a cheese slicer does


Explanation:
used most commonly for tax or budget cuts

Irja Frank (X)
Local time: 00:14
Native speaker of: Native in FinnishFinnish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
thanks, that would appear to be it

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agree  Erja Hirvonen
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the salamy method


Explanation:
thin layers cut off one at the time - a way to reduce expenditures, take away benefits or simply perform a job a step at the time.
Run a seach on the Web - it is all there.

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Note added at 2003-10-05 20:05:57 (GMT)
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http://www.kunnallislehti.fi/Kunnallislehti/tammikuu98/Saast...
Kuntaväki taas säästötalkoisiin
Piikkiö aloitti neuvottelut henkilöstösäästöistä
Piikkiössä käytiin tällä viikolla kunnan ja järjestöjen kesken ensimmäiset neuvottelut siitä, miten ja kenen selkänahasta valtuuston velvoittamat puolen miljoonan markan säästöt otetaan.
Kunnankamreeri Jarmo Pihlava uskoo, että asiasta käydään viikkoja kestävä vääntö, ja vapaaehtoiseen sopimukseen tuskin päästään sittenkään. Mieliala työntekijöiden keskuudessa ennakoi pitkiä paikallisneuvotteluja.

Asialla olisi kuitenkin kiire. Aika kuluu, ja se summa pitää kuitenkin säästää, Pihlava sano.

Kunnanhallituksen antamissa viimeisimmissä evästyksissä menettelytavaksi on suositeltu \"juustohöylää\": otetaan pois kaikilta.


Bat-Sheva Myllys
Finland
Local time: 07:14
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FinnishFinnish, Native in HebrewHebrew
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