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"Plan B" refers to an alternative to the original plan – something to fall back upon when the original plan fails.
What does "yellow journalism mean, as in this headline: "Yellow journalism at its worst"?
It means when shopping, you should beware of green (environmentally friendly) claims on the label – they may not be true.
To take stock of history means to assess what happened before making a decision accordingly – presumably making sure that mistakes made in the past won’t be repeated.
One's stock rising or falling is an idiom, a cliché using the stock market as a metaphor.
"First among equals" is from the Latin "Primus inter pares" meaning "first among peers"...
Reader question: What does “Take heed to Father Time” mean? Who is Father Time?
Keane's Monkey's Off His Back, Says Benitez (AFP, November 8, 2008) – what does "monkey" mean?
In "take a look at the latest rumors doing the rounds in the city", what does "doing the rounds" mean?
"Hot air" refers to the breath one lets out as they speak. When we point out what they say is "a lot of hot air" ...
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