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91Power smart — is an initiative created by the British Columbia electric utility company BC Hydro to promote conservation in the province of British Columbia. The program began in 1989 when the company saw the cost benifit in promoting customers to use less of… …
92power nap — UK US noun [C] HUMOROUS ► a short sleep that you have during the day, especially so that you can work more effectively for the rest of the day: »He managed to catch a 20 minute power nap in the car in between meetings …
93power structure — power .structure n the way in which the group of people who control a country, society, or organization are organized ▪ There have been significant changes in the power structure of the company …
94power dressing — noun The wearing, by businesswomen, of smart suits tailored on austerely masculine lines so as to give an impression of confident efficiency and have a daunting effect on colleagues, contacts, etc • • • Main Entry: ↑power …
95have someone by the balls — have (someone) by the balls very informal! to have someone in a situation where you have complete power over them. I owe them Ј5,000. They ve got me by the balls …
96have by the balls — have (someone) by the balls very informal! to have someone in a situation where you have complete power over them. I owe them Ј5,000. They ve got me by the balls …
97have someone by the short and curlies — have (someone) by the short and curlies very informal, very informal to have complete power over someone. They ve got us by the short and curlies. We have no choice but to agree …
98have by the short and curlies — have (someone) by the short and curlies very informal, very informal to have complete power over someone. They ve got us by the short and curlies. We have no choice but to agree …
99have shot your bolt — see ↑bolt, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑shoot * * * have shot your ˈbolt idiom (informal) to have used all your power, money or supplies Main entry: ↑ …
100have the whip hand — have/hold the whip hand to be the person or group that has the most power in a situation. So long as we rely on them for money, they have the whip hand …
