stroke of business
Language: en
Meaning: (idiomatic,archaic)(ofbusinessortrade) alargeorconsiderableamount1898,Charles Spurgeon,The Autobiography of Charles H. Spurgeon: 1834-1854[1]:"How my father came to hear of this littlestroke of businessI never knew, but some little bird or other whistled it to him, and he was very soon down upon me in right earnest."
Examples:EN: You've done a good stroke of business.
ES: Han hecho un buen trabajo.
EN: Well, today, through a stroke of business genius, I got... I got John Noble to buy out the Pop Wonder Circus.
ES: Hoy, por un golpe genial de negocios logré que John Noble comprara el circo.
EN: I did a neat stroke of business through him lastweek.
ES: La semana pasada hice un buen negocio a través de él.
EN: called "a great stroke of business," there is no one to compare with the
HI: 'नीतीश नो फैक्टर, कन्हैया से मेरी कोई तुलना नहीं'
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