Tag: move the needle
Downward spiral
Word of the Day: Downward spiral If something is in a downward spiral, then it is either getting cheaper and cheaper or worse and worse. Think about an airplane that has stalled and is now falling out of the sky. It’s going around and around in ever-tighter circles as it gets closer and closer to…
Move the needle
English Idiom: Move the needle Many experts say the Japanese government needs to move the needle on the economy. Everyone has heard this. The economy has been sluggish for quite a few years now. Moving the needle means making a significant change to something. It’s time for the government to do something, anything, to change the…
