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Sleep like log?

Please explain “sleep like a log” in this passage: Can’t get to sleep? Perhaps you’re not tired. Run 10 miles like I sometimes do, and, like me, you’ll sleep like a log.

They’ve had our number for a while

Please explain this sentence: “They’re the better team – they’ve had our number for a while.”

Please explain “dead weight of bureaucracy”. Dead weight?

Well-worn expression?

Please explain this sentence, particularly “well worn”: “As hard as a nail” is a well worn expression.

Blowing my stack

Please explain this sentence: I’m sorry, I apologize for blowing my stack.

Like the cut of his jib?

Please explain “like the cut of his jib” in this passage: I know George. I like the cut of his jib. He’s a good person.

Please explain this sentence, particularly “off chance”: There’s an off chance of a shower later Saturday, with a somewhat better chance happening early Sunday.

Please explain this sentence: Why do young people feel so hard up?

Please explain “raised hell” in this headline: Binge-drinking brother who ‘raised hell’ in Plymouth pub avoids jail.

Please explain this comment on the war of tariffs between the United States and Canada: Canada can’t win a dust up with Trump.

Please explain this sentence, especially “on the stump” (what stump?): Trump is seventy-seven and often rambling and shouty on the stump.

Please explain “people person” in this: Peter described himself as a people person and that helped him get the job.

Deep in the weeds?

Please explain “deep in the weeds” in this: I have no idea when I can leave. Right now, we’re all deep in the weeds.

Please explain “bone head” in this: “He makes bone head decisions, as all players do sometimes.”

Please explain this passage, particularly “rainy day”: The savings rate increased, rising to a one-year high of 4.9% from 4.3% in March, suggesting that consumers may be preparing for a rainy day ahead.

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