“It’s an idea that’s really gaining traction.” A standard phrase you’ve probably read or heard once a week without paying any attention to it.
Unless you’re in the ice skating business or oil business or, in this case, the banana peel business. Then gaining that traction is newsworthy, indeed.
About Mark Anderson
Mark Anderson's cartoons appear in publications including Forbes, The Wall Street Journal and Harvard Business Review. His business cartoons are available for licensing at his website, Andertoons.com.
Bananas + Buzz words = Slippery slopes