Since your boss already offered to give you a pay raise, perhaps you should quit while you’re still ahead and not ask for a bigger office. Quit while you’re still ahead. After talking about politics, Tom’s friend started to agree with what Tom was saying. However, rather than quitting while he was still ahead, Tom continued to argue his point until his friend reversed his position again. Quit while you’re still ahead. What does it mean?
To quite while one’s ahead means to stop trying to improve on something that is already accomplished. It also implies that further action runs the risk of spoiling what one has already accomplished.
Review questions:
Money in a spending bill that’s primary purpose is to make a politician more popular in their district is called…what?
Answer: Pork.
A person who is the object of vengeance is referred to as what?
Answer: A marked-man or woman.
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