Obviously trying to get its own pound of flesh in retaliation, the Senate summoned Lamorde to respond to alleged diversion of N1 trillion proceeds belonging to the EFCC as alleged by one Gorge Uboh. (nigeriapoliticsonline.com)
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)
He added, «Amazon is genius in occupying the front page, but this is, simply put, an incredibly deft calculation to extract several pounds of flesh.» (cnbc.com)