meeting (at/in a)

meeting (at/in a)
   where you claim to be when you do not wish to speak to someone
   The standard rebuff by telephone or through an intermediary:
    Ray Nethercott, Allied's managing director, who made £1.2m. when the company floated, has such an exciting life that he is forever in meetings. {Daily Telegraph, 22 August 1998 — a journalist was trying without success to talk to him about a problematic flotation of shares)

How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms. . 2014.

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  • meeting — meet‧ing [ˈmiːtɪŋ] noun [countable] an event at which people meet to talk and decide things: • We had a meeting yesterday to discuss progress. • It was decided to hold a shareholders meeting later this month. • Two of the directors refused to… …   Financial and business terms

  • meeting — [ mitiŋ ] n. m. • 1786; mitine 1733; mot angl., de to meet « rencontrer » 1 ♦ Réunion publique organisée pour discuter une question d ordre collectif, social ou politique. ⇒ manifestation, rassemblement. Tenir un meeting. Meeting électoral. « un… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • meeting — I (conference) noun assembly, caucus, colloquy, conclave, concursus, congressio, consistory, consultation, convention, conventus, convocation, discussion, encounter, exchange of views, forum, gathering, interchange of views, negotiation, open… …   Law dictionary

  • Meeting — Meet ing (m[=e]t [i^]ng), n. 1. A coming together; an assembling; as, the meeting of Congress. [1913 Webster] 2. A junction, crossing, or union; as, the meeting of the roads or of two rivers. [1913 Webster] 3. A congregation; a collection of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Meeting — Sn Treffen erw. fach. (20. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus ne. meeting, einer Abstraktbildung von ne. meet treffen , dieses aus ae. mētan. Das Wort gehörte besonders zum DDR Wortschatz.    Ebenso nndl. meeting, ne. meeting, nfrz. meeting, ndn.… …   Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache

  • meeting — |míting| s. m. 1. Reunião popular que tem por fim deliberar acerca de questões políticas ou sociais; comício: Um meeting ao ar livre. 2. Reunião esportiva: Um meeting de atletismo.   ‣ Etimologia: palavra inglesa, de to meet, encontrar se …   Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

  • Meeting — (engl., spr. Mihting), 1) in England u. Nordamerika Versammlung an einem bestimmten Ort, um über einen bestimmten Gegenstand, bes. von politischem od. socialem Interesse, zu berathen; 2) die gottesdienstlichen Zusammenkünfte der Dissenters, daher …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Meeting — (engl., spr. mīting), in England und Nordamerika eine öffentliche Versammlung zur Beratung über einen Gegenstand von allgemeinem Interesse; auch die gottesdienstlichen Zusammenkünfte der Dissenters, deren Bethäuser daher Meeting houses heißen …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Meeting — Meeting(englausgesprochen)n 1.Keller Party;Treffeno.ä.Übertragenvonengl»meeting=Begegnung,Sitzung,Zusammenkunft«.Schül1960ff. 2.Schulfeier.1960ff …   Wörterbuch der deutschen Umgangssprache

  • meeting — [n1] gathering, conference affair, assemblage, assembly, assignation, audience, bunch, call, cattle call*, company, competition, conclave, concourse, concursion, confab*, conflict, confrontation, congregation, congress, contest, convention,… …   New thesaurus

  • Meeting — (engl., spr. miht ), öffentliche Volksversammlung …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

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