Mit lokale firma var som en lus mellem to negle i det indre marked - dels på grund af det store firma, der gladeligt betaler for sent, dels på grund af dets forpligtelse til at betale det svenske firma, der har korte betalingsfrister.
My local firm was caught by the double whammy brought about by the single market: in hock to a larger firm happy to pay late but obligated to pay a Swedish firm used to being paid early.