Idiom
command performance
Meaning
A task, activity, or other assignment which one undertakes in order to satisfy someone in authority, such as an employer.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The boss expects a command performance at the meeting tomorrow.”
“I had to attend the weekend training session, which felt like a command performance for the new manager.”
“Although he preferred to work independently, he viewed the mandatory gala as a command performance required to maintain favor with the board of directors.”
Examples
simple
“The boss expects a command performance at the meeting tomorrow.”
contextual
“I had to attend the weekend training session, which felt like a command performance for the new manager.”
complex
“Although he preferred to work independently, he viewed the mandatory gala as a command performance required to maintain favor with the board of directors.”
Key words
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