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Dog whistle politics essentially refers to a form of politician’s rant that’s aimed at a particular audience.
When local democracy is described as biting the dust, it means the democracy is all but dead at the local level.
To say a person can stop and turn on a dime, it means he is really nimble and agile.
Social fabric refers to the basic structures of society, especially people-to-people relationships.
Whenever we say someone finds themselves in the doghouse, we mean to point out that they’re fallen out of favor.
Birther is a word referring to a person who doubts the birthplace of President Barack Obama.
“On a wing and a prayer” originally referred not to a bird but an airplane with a wing injured.
Peer review is the expert opinion of the people who share your profession or interest.
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