I guess she figured you’d do a sloppy job and end up wasting a lot of nice gift wrap.
* sloppy:
untidy
= messy; blowzy; slobbish
ex> the sergeant yelled at the new
soldier for his sloppy way of dressing.
ex> The sloppy look of the
restaurant didn't reflect the quality of their food.
Anyway, it usually takes me a few tries,
so this is more of a work in progress than the finished
product.
* a
work in progress: an incomplete project of an artistic or literary nature
ex> The old house is a work in
progress – we’re rebuilding it to be as close to the original as possible.
ex> Mozart’s final piece of music was
still a work in progress when he died.
Well, I would love it if you would make an exception and use the nice
paper when you wrap my gift. I think I’m worth the extra expense if you mess up
a few times.
* make
an exception: to suspend a rule for someone one time
ex> I don’t normally give out my
phone number, but for you I’ll make an exception.
Really? In that case, I’d better cover
my butt and get you a little something. Maybe it’ll come in a small square
box and have a flip-top lid and black velvet inside.
* in
that case: if that is the situation
ex> I see you didn't like the
chicken. In that case, may I offer you some fish?
* cover
one’s butt: to protect oneself from liability
ex> We did our best to cover our
butts when the inspection revealed serious problems with the factory.
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