Daily Vocabulary(2008/01/12)

5081.put ~ on backorder (～を取り寄せる）
Do you want to put it on backorder?
5082.wheel and deal(駆け引きをする）
We had to wheel and deal, but we finally convinced them to purchase the land at the original price.
5083.at cross-purposes(互いに誤解して、行き違いがあって）
Let me explain about it from the beginning. We seem to be talking at cross-purposes.
5084.play second fiddle(脇役を務める）
He doesn't want to play second fiddle to anybody.
5085.convince(確信させる、納得させる、説得する）
I'm going to try to convince him that it's best to surrender.
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