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body shop

Noun

Meaning

(US) A workshop in which damage to the bodywork of cars is repaired.
Synonym: panel beaters

A consultancy that recruits workers (generally in information technology) in order to contract out their services on a tactical short- to mid-term basis.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

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The Body Shop Foundation is run by our staff and supports social activism and environmental activism. We don't tend to support big agencies. Anita Roddick

At The Body Shop we had always been measured by how many jobs we had created, and I got a major award from the Queen on that. Anita Roddick

The money that we make from the company goes into The Body Shop Foundation, which isn't one of those awful tax shelters like some in America. It just functions to take the money and give it away. Anita Roddick

My longing to improve my looks via The Body Shop is being replaced by my longing to improve my looks via Photoshop. Gina Barreca

According to Dias, with the new agreement, the $1.3 billion deal will not only reopen the plant, but also put in place a new body shop and a new assembly line, and will fix up the paint shop. Source: Internet

At this shop, the men worked day and night to prepare the wrecked cars for the next day while still running their body shop during the day. Source: Internet

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