介绍:
Zero-sum game
The mayor that is banning Christmas to preserve Chinese festival celebrations, thinks that festival celebrations are a zero-sum game
Many people think the World of Economics is a zero-sum game. Even when the 1928 Depression proves it is not
Canada's radio station that places a quota on foreign artists to encourage local singer thinks that radio is a zero-sum game.
Definition: is a theory that a participants gain or loss of something is exactly balanced by the loss or gain of another participant. Hence, if the total gains are added up and the losses subtracted, the sum will be zero.
Cash in your chips:
Harry heard rumours that bitcoin was soon going to tank. So he decided to cash in his chips.
When some Southerner's realized they would lose both the war and their slaves. They decided to cash in their chips and move to Brazil
Mr. Chan realized that SARS would hurt the Hong Kong housing market, so he cashed in his chips
Definition: To cash in chips is to sell something because you think the product of it is going to fall
Etymology: Derived from casinos, where you would cash in your chips for real money
In the red:
Trevor was in the red after gambling his life savings
Ryan was in the red after pouring his money into a company that didn't make money
Many families were in the red after placing their money in the wrong bank before the 2008 Financial Crisis
Definition: Bankrupt
Etymology: From how debt was written in red ink
