- take a wheel off the cart
- to force another into bankruptcyBankers' jargon. If the lender recovers one wheel out of four, the vehicle collapses.
How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms. R. W. Holder. 2014.
How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms. R. W. Holder. 2014.
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