In certain parts of Belfast if something costs 2 quid it might be referred to as 'Car Park Money'... Similar to the definition of 1 quid being a Yogi and the item you are paying for being also a Yogi
Worker: That's £1.60 please Customer: Here is 2 quid Worker: Ah, Car Park Money
A phrase you should promptly say for comedic effect in any setting where someone is seeking feedback on something but there is a pregnant pause...
Presenter: So, does anyone have any thoughts on this planned organizational change?
...tic ...tic ...tic ...tic
"I just saved a bunch of money on my car insurance by switching to Geico"
laughter ensues, pressure is relieved, feedback session is over and everyone can get the hell out of there...
Or Icy stare from management, you are summarily fired a few weeks later for some drummed up offense...
The striver is an interesting phenomenon that is seen across college campuses. In essence, the striver is an over-achiever who comes from a working or middle class family. He may be an immigrant. He may have been a slacker in HS who was "born again" into an academic wunderkind. Or he may just be an over-achiever who is keeping at it.
The striver is willing to sacrifice his social life at the expense of Phi Beta Kappa and Summa Cum Laude. The striver is the guy who stays at the library long after you are gone. The striver is the guy who takes 30 credits/semester and considers anything below an A/4.0 failure. The striver doesn't work on campus, he is too busy finding ways to pad his resume instead of working retail or workstudy. The striver lets his grades pay his education by applying to ten scholarships a year.
The striver is a future Soros/Fullbright/Rhodes/Gates/Marshall/etc. fellow. The striver lives to study. For the striver, their fun comes from the rewards they expect to receive in return for their diligence. Be it Law School, B-School, academia, or politics. The striver seeks to find the American Dream through academic success.
Anthony was a striver. He transfered from a TTT to an IVY and graduated in 2 years. He studied his ass off and went to Penn Law. He got a Biglaw offer. But lost it all because of an unmoderated mesasgeboard.