Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
squeeze the lemon
English answer:
get/make the most out of your efforts/resources
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alen botica (X)
Sep 10, 2006 17:33
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English term
alen botica (X)
squeeze the lemon
English
Bus/Financial
Management
merger
Farrell's charge to his units to squeeze the lemon: simplify production, continuously improve processes, and make sure you are increasing earnings.
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+8
2 mins
Ioanna Karamanou
United States
United States
Native in English
&
English
Works in field
United States
Native in: English 
, Greek
Works in: Greek to English, English to Greek, English, and 5 more.
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8
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get/make the most out of your efforts/resources
like squeezing as much juice as you can from a lemon
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "thank you"
+1
2 mins
to become more efficient on every front
however, it is not quite clear what your question really is (and what language you have in mind)
-1
2 mins
Marian Greenfield
Native in English
&
English
Specializes in field
Over 30 years in financial translation
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English, English
Related KudoZ points
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20
reference to making lemonade out of lemons...
take a bad situation and make something good come out of it.
+3
2 mins
Kim Metzger
Mexico
Mexico
Native in English
&
English
Works in field
Mexico
Committed to Quality and Service
Native in: English (Variant: US)
Works in: German to English
Related KudoZ points
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24
get the last drop out of resources
Tighten their belts, get the last drop out of resources.
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Ioanna Karamanou
: yes
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cmwilliams (X)
3 mins
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Will Matter
10 mins
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+1
7 mins
maximise potential
See:
Telegraph | Money | The answer to squeezing out maximum potential
“The big issue in upstream is how you maximise the value of all those assets. It’s like squeezing a lemon dry. You always leave something behind when you ...
www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml?xml=/money/exclusions/... - 42k - 9 Sep 2006 - Cached - Similar pages
Telegraph | Money | The answer to squeezing out maximum potential
“The big issue in upstream is how you maximise the value of all those assets. It’s like squeezing a lemon dry. You always leave something behind when you ...
www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml?xml=/money/exclusions/... - 42k - 9 Sep 2006 - Cached - Similar pages
9 mins
yolanda Speece
Native in English
&
English
Efficiency and effectiveness!!!
Native in: English
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, English
It is an analogy to efficiency and effectiveness
How do you get juice out of a lemon. You squeeze it so that you can get the most juice out of it
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