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No, honestly.
No, honestly.


[http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=reach%20around WHY ARE YOU SNIGGERING?]
Users of this expression should tread carefully, as one can over-extend the [[metaphor]]. An unfortunate lady managing director in New York once offered to “reach around” a group of operations personnel in London, and was surprised with the enthusiasm with which her offer was taken up.


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To reach out, sequentially, to a group of colleagues.

No, honestly.

Users of this expression should tread carefully, as one can over-extend the metaphor. An unfortunate lady managing director in New York once offered to “reach around” a group of operations personnel in London, and was surprised with the enthusiasm with which her offer was taken up.[[category:{{{2}}}]]