> Perhaps a closer analogy would be that the new boss rolled in and threw away 80% of the fire extinguishers.
If we're deep-diving it'd be closer to say that he rolled in and sold 80% of the stuff, largely sight-unseen, and if a fire breaks out he'll find out how much of that stuff was fire extinguishers.
If we're deep-diving it'd be closer to say that he rolled in and sold 80% of the stuff, largely sight-unseen, and if a fire breaks out he'll find out how much of that stuff was fire extinguishers.