Nadelstiche auf das Geschäftsmodell
English translation: sniping at their business model
| 18:56 Dec 30, 2015 |
| German to English translations [PRO] Bus/Financial - Finance (general) | |||||||
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|  Selected response from: Armorel Young Local time: 09:33 | ||||||
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1 hr confidence: 
We/they don't need anyone punching/burning holes in their well laid plans, to put it mildly Explanation: ...scratching the polish on their well-oiled machine ...putting salt in the coffee... |
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11 hrs confidence:
having the business model subjected to needle pricks of criticism Explanation: Here's another go.. Working out a solution that's closer to the German source worked out better than expected. In my opinion, anyway. Happy 2016! "To put it charitably, the last thing one needs at this point is having the business model subjected to incessant needle pricks of criticism." |
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17 hrs confidence:
sniping at their business model Explanation: Maybe |
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17 hrs confidence:
holes poking / picking in the business model Explanation: pick a hole / holes in = find a fault or flaw in Also, poke a hole/holes in. (Point 27 in the reference below) In the context of the question: Their business model hardly needs further holes poking/picking in it... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 17 hrs (2015-12-31 12:52:50 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- A more literal take, but still correct idiomatically in English. Example sentence(s):
Reference: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/hole |
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19 hrs confidence:
cast aspersions Explanation: no need to cast aspersions on or heap scorn on or to denigrate many others |
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