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"Moving the needle"
This Phrase has been around since 2012 to my knowledge.
It is now finding it`s way into the English Language.
Is it American or English Origin?
Who invented the phrase/used it first?
Is it still mainly used in Business, or has it broken out into wider usage.
Do you have any good examples?
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WELCOME PGL


Stick around, someone will surely know.


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here's one view from the Office Talk blog. it seems to have originated in Marketing jargon..

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Pegging the gauge. Pegged out. Maximum measurement...and then some.

For example... When my geiger counter started screaming and the needle pegged out on all settings, past time to run like the wind out of this radioactive hell hole.

Or it might refer to a zero measurement that has increased just a tad...or a smidgeon.

Just depends on how much the needle moves. Ever turn an air conditioner down in summer or a heater up in winter? Then you have moved the needle on a thermostat.

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