Sentences with phrase «front of a steamroller»

When I post a (merger) arbitrage idea on my blog I often get comments from people that think it's not worth the trouble, that it is picking up pennies in front of a steamroller et cetera.

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Down trends are where you are picking up pennies in front of a steamroller.

Don't pick up nickels in front of a steamroller!

Update: In counterattacking on the authorial front, Amazon manages to shoot itself in the foot, fall down a flight of stairs, bounce out the door, roll into the street in front of a steamroller, then to stagger to its feet only to be crushed by a highly rated piano that unfortunately did not quality for free shipping:

Picking up pennies in front of a steamroller is unwise.

This is causing traders to make riskier bets, which have been likened to «picking up pennies in front of steamrollers.»