The jury is still out on whether she is the right person to revive the company's fortunes.
Financial and business terms. 2012.
the jury is out — (on sth) ► used to say that people have not yet decided whether something is good or bad: »The jury is still out on whether she is the right person to revive the company s fortunes. Main Entry: ↑jury … Financial and business terms
(the) jury is (still) out on something — the jury is (still) ˈout on sth idiom used when you are saying that sth is still not certain • The jury is still out on whether wine can be good for you. Main entry: ↑juryidiom … Useful english dictionary
jury — ju‧ry [ˈdʒʊəri ǁ ˈdʒʊri] noun juries PLURALFORM [countable] LAW a group of ordinary people, often 12 in number, who listen to details of a case in court and decide on it: • The jury has not yet returned its verdict. • The case will go before a… … Financial and business terms
jury — noun (C) 1 a group of 12 ordinary people who listen to details of a case in court and decide whether someone is guilty or not: The jury finds the defendant not guilty. | sit on a jury (=be part of a jury) 2 a group of people chosen to judge a… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
jury — noun 1 in a court of law ADJECTIVE ▪ inquest (BrE), trial (esp. BrE) ▪ grand ▪ He was indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of distributing illegal steroids. ▪ civil … Collocations dictionary
jury — ju|ry [ˈdʒuəri US ˈdʒuri] n plural juries [Date: 1300 1400; : Anglo French; Origin: juree, from Old French jurer to swear , from Latin jus; JUST2] 1.) a group of 12 ordinary people who listen to the details of a case in court and decide whether… … Dictionary of contemporary English
jury*/*/ — [ˈdʒʊəri] noun [C] 1) a group of members of the public who decide whether someone is guilty in a court case The jury found him guilty.[/ex] 2) a group of people who judge a competition • the jury is (still) out (on sth) used for saying that… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
bring sth about phrasal — verb (T) to make something happen: Computers have brought about many changes in the workplace. bring sb/sth around/round phrasal verb (T) 1 bring the conversation around/round to to deliberately and gradually introduce a new subject into a… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
discharge — dis|charge1 [dısˈtʃa:dʒ US a:r ] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(send somebody away)¦ 2¦(gas/liquid/smoke etc)¦ 3¦(shoot)¦ 4¦(duty/responsibility/debt etc)¦ 5¦(electricity)¦ 6¦(a wound)¦ 7¦(goods/passengers)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin:… … Dictionary of contemporary English
get — /get/ verb past tense got, past participle got especially BrE gotten especially AmE present participle getting RECEIVE/OBTAIN 1 RECEIVE (transitive not in passive) to be given or receive something: Sharon always seems to get loads of mail. | Why… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
