While you have the power to influence the negotiation process in your favor, your goal should be to secure a good deal without extracting the last pound of flesh from the other party. (entrepreneur.com)
But The Godfather was a great deal for everyone because it wasn't that premium sort of title where the legal team felt like they needed to extract every last pound of flesh to do a deal. (fortune.com)
The last pound or two of fries I was eating, it was just mind over matter. (canadianbusiness.com)