glass-half-empty

Language: en

Meaning: (idiomatic,of a person)pessimistic2006, Laura Klepacki,Avon: Building The World's Premier Company For Women:Susan Kropf, the company's president and chief operating officer, says that while the management team is “by nature optimistic,” there is a “glass half emptykind of mentality.” Says Kropf. “We always think about what more we could have done, or how we could have done it better.”

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