what does break out the cigars and champagne mean?
Posted in Current Events on December 11th, 2008 by admindomo asked:
in the news article below – I’m not good at English.
in the news article below – I’m not good at English.
Hill said the talks could resume as early as November or December. We took a step today toward getting this process back on track, he said. But, he added, We are a long way from our goal still. . . . I have not broken out the cigars and champagne quite yet.
The six-party talks had originally been intended to persuade Pyongyang to abandon its nuclear ambitions. But its nuclear test changed the debate and the stakes.
Shannon

