kitchen sink-it

kitchen sink-it
 v. phr.Gloss: To report the worst financial performance possible. «In a note to clients yesterday, Credit Suisse analyst Thomas Gallagher said that although the number seems high, it is “plausible, especially if AIG continues to “kitchen sink-it,” Street parlance for lowering everyone’s expectations by reporting the worst numbers possible.» —“As the AIG Turns: Asset Sale May Be Faltering” by Tiernan Ray Barron’s: Stocks to Watch Today Feb. 25, 2009. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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