what the traffic will bear
- what the traffic will bear
an excessive but obtainable price
The imagery is from transport pricing policy. The cliché is most used by lawyers, merchant bankers, etc. when setting fee levels for corporate, careless, or care-worn customers.
How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms.
R. W. Holder.
2014.
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